Ryan James Eggold is an American actor known for roles such as Ryan Matthews on '' 90210'' (2008–11), Tom Keen on ''

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'' (2013–17) and its

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, '' The Blacklist: Redemption'' (2017), and Dr. Max Goodwin on ''

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'' (2018–23).

Early life and education

Eggold was born August 10, 1984 in

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. Eggold graduated from

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in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the

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's theater arts department in 2006.

Career

In 2006, Eggold made his professional television debut by way of a guest appearance on the show '' Related''. He made his film debut the same year in the short film ''Con: The Corruption of Helm.'' Eggold had recurring roles on CBS's ''

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'', HBO's '' Entourage'', Cartoon Network's ''

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'', ABC's '' Brothers & Sisters'', and the UPN/CW series ''

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'', before obtaining his first series regular role on the FX's ''

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''. Eggold made his professional stage debut in the 2006 Ahmanson Theatre/Center Theatre Group production '' Dead End'', directed by Nick Martin, and has since appeared in productions of ''Leipzig'', the LA Weekly Theater Award–winning production of ''

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'', and an original production titled ''Amy and Elliot'' which he wrote, directed, and starred in at the Stella Adler Theatre with Alexandra Breckenridge. Eggold portrayed English teacher Ryan Matthews in '' 90210'', the CW spin-off of

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's ''

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''. In January 2012, he played

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's love interest in Mark Edwin Robinson's supernatural romance thriller '' Into the Dark''. From 2013 to 2017, he regularly appeared as Tom Keen, a main character on the NBC drama ''

''. In January 2015, Eggold appeared on the

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's three-night miniseries ''

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'' as Dr.

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, a friend of Sam Adams and Paul Revere. In 2017, Eggold made a guest appearance on the second episode of ''

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''. From 2018 to 2023, Eggold played Dr. Max Goodwin in the NBC series ''

''. Most recently, he had started Analog A Productions, with a first-look deal at

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, with Kara Frias named head of development for his new production company.

Personal life

Eggold was previously in a relationship with ''

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'' actress

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. Eggold writes music, plays guitar and piano, and sings in the band Eleanor Avenue.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Web series

References

External links

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