Colin Ryan, professional name of Colin Santisuk Green (born 23 June 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Lorenzo de Medici in the

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'' series 10 episode " Knock Knock", and as the voice of Alphinaud Leveilleur in ''

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'' from the '' Heavensward'' expansion onward.

Early life and education

Ryan was born in

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, England, on 23 June 1986. His father is from Birmingham and his mother is Thai and

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. Ryan trained at

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, London, and graduated in 2009. His first job after graduation was with

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in sci-fi comedy '' Hounded'' for CBBC. He also did the pilot for

Switch comedy '' Shelfstackers''.

Career

Stage roles at drama school include Caiaphas the Elder and Simon the Zealot in ''

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'', Weinberl in '' On the Razzle'' and Ariel in '' The Tempest''. Other stage credits include the '' Ghost of Christmas Past'' at Birmingham REP and '' I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky'', a contemporary opera at

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. The story takes place in the aftermath of the 1994 earthquake in Los Angeles, and covers the reactions of all characters to the event. The main characters are seven young Americans all living in Los Angeles but from different social and ethnic backgrounds. In 2011, he was cast as Lorenzo de' Medici in the program ''

''. The first series of ''Leonardo'' was shot on location in South Africa throughout the second half of 2010. A second series was completed on location in Cape Town and aired in 2012.

Work

Television

Video games

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Colin Living people 1986 births 21st-century English male actors British male actors of Asian descent English male stage actors English male television actors English male video game actors English male voice actors English people of Thai descent English people of Chinese descent Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands People educated at the Arts Educational Schools