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Jack Siegfried Ryder (born 21 September 1981) is an English
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, best known for playing
Jamie Mitchell Jamie Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Jack Ryder (actor), Jack Ryder. The character debuted on 9 November 1998 and became one of the show's central protagonists, until he was killed off on 25 ...
in the
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''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...
'' from 1998 to 2002.


Early life

Ryder was born in
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, London, in 1981. His father is Jack Hues (real name Jeremy Allan Ryder), the founder of 1980s New Wave band Wang Chung.


Career

Upon leaving ''EastEnders'' in 2002, Ryder performed as
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on '' Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes'' (which he won), appeared in the
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''
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'' at the
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in
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and was cast in a recurring role on Five's ''
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'' which he pulled out of when he learned that the series was soon to be axed. In 2004, he played a role in the ITV crime drama '' MIT: Murder Investigation Team'' and appeared in a play broadcast on
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. In 2006, Ryder starred in the
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film ''
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'' which was released in the spring of 2007. Ryder was due to become a regular character in the then-new
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daytime series '' The Royal Today'', a contemporary spin-off of ''
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'', but he subsequently withdrew from playing the role. In 2007, aged 26, Ryder appeared in the play ''The Safari Party'' by Tim Firth and in
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's production of '' The Play What I Wrote'' which toured the UK extensively. In spring 2008, he was in Christopher Luscombe's production of
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's play '' Single Spies'' playing opposite Nigel Havers. Then Ryder played
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in Michael Bogdanov's production of ''
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'' with Sara Lloyd-Gregory as Juliet. In October 2008, Ryder joined ''
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'' as Ryan. From 2009, Ryder played the photographer Laurence in the West End production of '' Calendar Girls'' at the Noël Coward Theatre, where he was also the assistant director. In December 2010, Ryder wrote and directed his first short film, an adaptation of Mary Grace Dembeck's short story ''Act of Memory'' starring Claire Skinner, Owen Teale and
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which was shot on location in London and went on to be screened at the Cannes film festival in 2011. In 2012, Ryder provided the English voiceover for Zael, the main protagonist in the video game '' The Last Story''. 2013 saw Ryder become associate director of the stage play ''
The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is set ...
'' by
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, which opened at the Lyceum Theatre Sheffield. In 2014, Ryder directed his second short film ''DOG'' and in July 2015 directed his first red button episode of ''
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'' for the BBC. Ryder continued his relationship with ''The Full Monty'' as the director of the new touring production starring Gary Lucy which toured the UK through the autumn of 2015 into 2017. Ryder returned to acting and played a new character Gareth in Kay Mellors' BBC drama ''In the Club'' which aired in May 2016. In 2017, Ryder became the assistant director to Tim Firth on his and Gary Barlow's new musical "The Girls," opening at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End on 21 February. As a result of his work on "The Girls" and his success on "The Full Monty" Gary Barlow and Take That asked Ryder to become the codirector with Kim Gavin on their new musical "The Band" which opened in September 2017. In November 2018, it was announced that Ryder would join the cast of ''
Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...
'' as a new Consultant General Surgeon named Evan Crowhurst. He made his debut in the episode " A Simple Lie". On 28 May 2020, Ryder published Jack’s Secret Summer with Hachette Children's Group. Jack’s Secret Summer is Ryder's first book, as well as his début children's novel.


Personal life

Ryder married former Hear’Say singer turned actress
Kym Marsh Kimberley Gail Marsh (previously Ryder, Lomas and Ratcliff; born 13 June 1976) is an English actress, television presenter and singer. In 2001, she won a place in the band Hear'Say as a result of appearing on the reality television series ''Pop ...
in
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, on 10 August 2002 and, after settling in
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, the couple had early difficulties and split for a short while before reconciling. In light of Marsh wanting regular roles in North West-produced dramas and to be closer to her family, the couple moved to
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in 2004. It was announced on 20 March 2008 that Marsh and Ryder had decided to separate and they subsequently divorced in 2009. Ryder now lives in London and France. He is a supporter of
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On 28 May 2020, he announced that he and his girlfriend were expecting their first child. Their daughter was born the following year.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryder, Jack 1981 births Male actors from London British male soap opera actors Living people People educated at Colfe's School 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Actors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich People from Woolwich