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'', as

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in '' Ben 10: Alien Swarm'', and as Deputy Jordan Parrish on ''

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Early life

Kelley was born and raised in a western suburb of

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. He is the fifth eldest of 15 siblings (9 brothers and 6 sisters), and was raised as a

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. When he was two, his mother took him and five of his siblings to Chicago to meet an agent since the neighbors next door did the same thing. Kelley started appearing in commercials and gained his first role in a movie when he was in first grade and became a member of SAG at the age of four. He would travel to Los Angeles annually for pilot season and stay at the Oakwood apartments. Due to his being in and out of class, he was homeschooled during his last two years of high school. When he turned 18, he moved to

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Career

In 2002, he had a supporting role in '' Stolen Summer'', which was a film made during '' Project Greenlight''. He also played the role of Ryan James in two episodes of ''

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''. Kelley won an

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for his performance in '' Mean Creek'' in 2004. Also in 2004 he played a lead role in the movie '' The Dust Factory''. In 2006, Kelley appeared in the film ''

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'' as a marine. He also played Roy, a great-nephew of Butch Cassidy, in '' Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy''. He played a leading role in the movie ''

'' alongside

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, which premiered in January 2009 on Lifetime. The ''

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'' called Kelley's portrayal of Bobby Griffith a "stirring performance". In November, he played the role of

in '' Ben 10: Alien Swarm''. In January 2012, Kelley was in the TV movie ''

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'', with

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and Jenn Proske. In 2014 Kelley joined the cast of the

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show ''

'' as Jordan Parrish, a young deputy whose supernatural nature sparked an ongoing media buzz as neither audience nor Kelley himself knows what sort of creature Parrish is but later found out that he is a Hellhound in the summer finale of season five. In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for 2011 ''

'' television series had been ordered by

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, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer for the film. The majority of the original cast members, including Kelley himself, will reprise their roles. The film was released on January 26, 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Ryan 1986 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Illinois People from Glen Ellyn, Illinois