Ryan Sean O'Donohue (born April 26, 1984) is an American actor. He is most notable for his performances as a

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in many Disney projects especially as Demyx in the ''

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'' video game franchise. As a live-action actor, he was part of the main cast of ''

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''.

Early life and career

O'Donohue was born in

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on April 26, 1984 to Anita Lynne Rultenberg and Sean Patrick O'Donohue. He was raised in

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. He has a younger sister named Windy. O'Donohue played Zeke Byrd on the 1994 ABC drama ''

'', filmed in Hawaii. TV producer Steven Bochco was one of the show's executive producers.

Personal life

O'Donohue married Veronica Faye Dean in June 2004. They have one child, a daughter, named Hazel Ryan O'Donohue, in December 2004. They live in

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Filmography

He has been credited with voice acting in 29 films. * ''

'' (TV series) (1994) — Zeke Byrd * '' The Boys Are Back'' (TV series) (1994) — Peter Hansen * '' Demon Knight'' (1995) — Danny * ''

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'' (1995) — What-A-Mess, Santa * ''Disney's Activity Center: The Lion King'' (1995) — Young Simba (voice) * ''Spot's Magical Christmas'' (1995) — Spot * ''

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'' (1995) — Kid * '' Recess'' (TV series) (1997–2001) — Randall Weems/Digger Dave * '' 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor'' (1997) — Whizzer * '' The New Batman Adventures'' (1997) — Matt * ''

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'' (1998) — Coop * ''

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'' — Roger Robinson * '' Mr. Murder'' — Young Alfie * ''

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'' (1998) — Grub * '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998) — Young

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'' (1999) — Young George (English dub) * ''

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'' (1999) — Student * ''

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'' (1999) — Additional Voices * '' Batman Beyond: The Movie'' (1999) — Matt McGinnis * '' Batman Beyond: Legend of the Dark Knight'' * '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000) — Matthew "Matt" McGinnis * '' Batman Beyond'' (1999–2001) — Matt McGinnis * '' Recess: School's Out'' (2001) — Digger Dave/Randall Weems * ''

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'' (2006) — Demyx * '' Whisper of the Heart'' — High School Student * ''

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'' — Demyx * '' Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' (2009) — Demyx * '' Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix'' (2013) — Demyx * ''

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'' (2014) — Demyx * ''

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'' (2019) — Demyx * '' Penguin's Clean Sweep'' From 1993 through 2017, he has been credited as a voice in four

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Awards and nominations

O'Donohue was nominated for the Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over award at the 19th Youth in Film Awards, for his performance in the 1996–1997 season of '' Recess''.

References

External links

O'DONOHUE, Ryan 1984–

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Odonohue, Ryan 1984 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male video game actors American male voice actors People from Pomona, California American people of Irish descent