Jay Ryan (born 29 August 1981) is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his roles as

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in the Australian soap opera ''

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'', Kevin in the New Zealand comedy-drama programme '' Go Girls'', Mark Mitcham in the internationally produced New Zealand television programme '' Top of the Lake'', Vincent Keller in the American television series ''

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'' and Detective Ben Wesley in the Canadian television series ''

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''. Ryan made his feature film breakthrough playing adult Ben Hanscom in '' It Chapter Two'', a sequel to the 2017 horror film '' It'', based on the 1986 novel of the same name.

Career

Under the name Jay Bunyan, he appeared as "Glen" in the "Scallywag Pirates" (2000) and had a minor role in '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He is known for his portrayal of

in the Australian soap opera ''

'' from late 2002 until January 2005. From 2007 to 2009, Ryan played Seaman William "Billy" Webb aka Spider in the popular Australian drama, '' Sea Patrol''. From a theatre background Ryan has shared the stage with the likes of

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and toured internationally with ''The Packer'', an acclaimed solo show written by NZ/Niuean playwright Dianna Fuemana. From 2009 to 2012, Ryan played Kevin in the New Zealand comedy/drama series '' Go Girls''. In 2011, he joined the cast of the Australian comedy/drama series ''

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''. Also in 2011, Ryan guest starred on the American science fiction series '' Terra Nova'', playing a murderer. For this role, Ryan used an American accent. In 2012, Ryan was cast as the male lead in the CW's ''

'' pilot. The CW officially announced the series at the May 2012 Up Fronts in New York. Ryan starred as the adult Ben Hanscom in the 2019

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'' It Chapter Two'', the sequel to '' It'' (2017). He shares the character with

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Personal life

Ryan has a daughter named Eve (born 2013) with his wife

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

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Jay Ryan page – Official Go Girls Website
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