Ryne Andrew Sanborn (born February 3, 1989) is an American
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...
player and former actor. He is best known for his role as
Jason Cross in the
''High School Musical'' films.
In 2008 he retired from acting to study architecture at
University of Utah
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of D ...
. He plays ice hockey for the
Salt Lake Outliers
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.
Career
Sanborn began modeling at two years old. He co-starred in the 1997 TV movie ''Not in This Town'' at age seven. Following this, he received guest roles on ''
Touched by an Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American fantasy drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced ...
'' (1998) and ''
Everwood'' (2003). In 2002, Sanborn portrayed the main "Child of Light" in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the
Salt Lake Winter Olympics.
High School Musical
''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...
'', '' High School Musical 2''The Adventures of Food Boy
''The Adventures of Food Boy'' is a 2008 independent comedy film directed by Dane Cannon. It is based on the 2007 short film ''Owen Seabrook: Food Boy''. It stars Lucas Grabeel in his first lead role as Ezra Chase, who becomes a superhero known as ...
''. In 2008, he retired from acting to study architecture.
Ice hockey
Sanborn attended Taylorsville High School where he played for the hockey team as well as for the under-16 Utah Stars
The Utah Stars were an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround.
History prior to moving t ...
team.[
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Filmography
References
External links
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American male child actors
American male television actors
People from Taylorsville, Utah
1989 births
Living people
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