Ryan Hansen (born July 5, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Dick Casablancas on the noir drama series ''

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'' (2004–2007, 2019), as Kyle Bradway on the

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comedy series '' Party Down'' (2009–2010, 2023), and as Nolan in the horror remake film '' Friday the 13th'' (2009). Hansen also had a recurring role on the comedy series ''

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'' (2012–2017) and the web series '' Burning Love'' (2012–2013).

Career

Hansen began acting with guest-starring roles on series such as '' Grounded for Life'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2004, Hansen auditioned for the role of Duncan Kane on ''Veronica Mars'' but lost out to Teddy Dunn. However, Rob Thomas told him to try out for the role of Dick Casablancas. In 2008, Hansen appeared in ''

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'', released on March 28. In 2008, Hansen appeared in the CCT original musical ''Alice'' as Trevor McKnight/White Night. The show opened on July 31 and ran through August 10, in

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. In 2011, Hansen portrayed Ben Lewis on the

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sitcom '' Friends with Benefits''.

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ranked him #79 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". In 2012, he began a recurring role as Andy, the candy shop owner, on the CBS sitcom ''

''. The same year he had a supporting role in the film ''Hit and Run'' alongside Dax Shepard,

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. On October 25, 2017, the new YouTube Premium series ''

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'' premiered, in which Hansen plays a fictionalized version of himself, as the show's

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. In 2020, he starred opposite Jimmy O. Yang in two films, '' Like a Boss'' and '' Fantasy Island'', released a month apart. In the former film, their characters were business partners, and in the latter, they were step-siblings who were strongly fond of each other.

Personal life

Hansen married Amy Russell in 2004. The couple were

's housemates for two years. Hansen and Russell have three daughters. Hansen has supported Invisible Children, which was founded by his brother-in-law Jason Russell. In 2010, he appeared in the online series ''The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers'', with 50% of the profits going to the Invisible Children campaign.

Filmography

Stage

* ''Alice'' (2008) – Trevor McKnight/White Night

References

External links

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Ryan Hansen interview with Mars Investigations
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Ryan 1981 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Orange County, California Male actors from San Diego Comedians from San Diego American male comedians