Kevin John Ryan (born 20 June 1984) is an Irish

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. ...

, known for his television roles in the TV series ''

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'' and '' Crossbones''.

Early life

Ryan was born in

Dublin, Ireland Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

, He comes from a family of

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, as a young man, Ryan completed a stonecutting apprenticeship, but his own interests were in the dramatic arts. He attended

Terenure College Terenure College is a Carmelite-run secondary school located in the suburb of Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1860 and had an associated primary school until 2017. It is one of the "big six" Leinster Schools Rugby-playing ...

Career

Initially Ryan was a professional dancer, but decided to pursue acting. He moved to

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, where he trained in the Stanislavski system of

method acting Method acting, known as the Method, is a range of rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage sincere and expressive performances through identifying with, understanding, and expe ...

. His most notable roles are Francis Maguire in ''

'', Finnegan in '' Crossbones'' and Patrick Ryan in ''

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''. He also played John

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in History Channel's show “Sons of Liberty”

Personal life

Ryan was married to

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from 2009 to 2012.

Filmography

Awards

Ryan was voted one of Ireland's sexiest Irish men (he was voted #70 in ''Social & Personal's'' sexiest Irish men 2008 and voted #59 in 2009).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Kevin 1984 births Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Living people Male actors from Dublin (city) People educated at Terenure College