Thomas Jay Ryan
Thomas Jay Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1962 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Actor |
Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962)[citation needed] is an American actor.[1] He may be best known for his starring role in the 1997 film Henry Fool.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon University and has worked in such theaters as the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. In addition, he has worked with avant garde playwright Richard Foreman and has played roles ranging from Dracula to Degas.[2]
Career
[edit]Ryan had supporting roles in a variety of films, including Teknolust, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Book of Life, Dream Boy, and the sequels to Henry Fool, Fay Grim (2007) and Ned Rifle (2014).[3]
He played pioneering gay activist Harry Hay in the initial production of the play The Temperamentals in 2009 in New York.[4] In 2016, Ryan played Thomas Putnam in Ivo van Hove's production of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway.[5] In 2019 he appeared in the off-Broadway play Eureka Day.[6]
From August 8-25 2023, Ryan performed as Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya, a off-off broadway production in an unmarked Manhattan loft. He replaced Bill Irwin, who had performed the role earlier in the summer. [7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Henry Fool | Henry Fool | |
| 1998 | The Book of Life | Satan | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Spec Hammond | |
| 2001 | Dischord | Jimmy | |
| 2002 | New World Order | Zeus | |
| 2002 | Teknolust | Preacher | |
| 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Frank | |
| 2005 | The Dying Gaul | Uncredited | |
| 2005 | The Pigs | Larry Wemuth | |
| 2006 | Fay Grim | Henry Fool | |
| 2007 | Strange Culture | Steve Kurtz | |
| 2007 | The Attic | Dr. Perry | |
| 2008 | Dream Boy | Harland Davies | |
| 2008 | South of Heaven | Hood 2 | |
| 2009 | My Sweet Misery | Psychologist | |
| 2014 | Ned Rifle | Henry Fool | |
| 2014 | Sabbatical | Dan Keaton | |
| 2015 | Equals | Gideon | |
| 2015 | The Missing Girl | Stan Colvins | |
| 2016 | Burn Country | Dmitri Sokurov | |
| 2018 | Dedalus | Older unrequited lover | Part 2 of triptych |
| 2018 | My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea | Principal Grimm | Voice |
| 2020 | The Return of Tragedy | Chef de la police | |
| 2021 | Cryptozoo | Nicholas | Voice |
| 2021 | Scenes from an Empty Church | Father James | |
| 2021 | Ghostwritten | Martin | |
| 2024 | Darla in Space | Arnot Pickens |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Degas and the Dancer | Edward Degas | Television film |
| 1999 | Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist | ||
| 2012 | Elementary | Ken Whitman | Episode: "Dead Mans's Switch" |
| 2014 | Nurse Jackie | — | Episode: "Rat on a Cheeto" |
| 2016 | The Good Wife | Ed Janoway | Episode: "Targets" |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Judge Carter Metcalf | Episode: "Love Lost" |
References
[edit]- ^ Duncan Shepherd (1998). "Henry Fool". San Diego Reader. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ^ "Thomas Jay Ryan: Edward Degas in "Degas and the Dancer"". Devine Entertainment Corporation. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ^ Thomas Jay Ryan at IMDb
- ^ BWW News Desk (November 16, 2009). "Out Magazine 'Out 100' Includes Four TEMPERAMENTALS, Gavin Creel, Neil Patrick Harris & More". Broadway World. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ^ "The Crucible sets new first preview and opening dates" by Tom Millward, New York Theatre Guide, February 5, 2016
- ^ "Tina Benko Stars in Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day Off-Broadway". Playbill. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Marks, Peter (July 14, 2023). "Review | In a busy New York summer, it's a Chekhov play that burns hottest". Washington Post.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Jay Ryan at IMDb
- Thomas Jay Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Thomas Jay Ryan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- "Thomas Jay Ryan Embraces a Comfortably Unpredictable Acting Career" by Alexis Soloski, The New York Times, October 11, 2015
