Colin Ryan (actor)

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Colin Ryan
Born (1986-06-23) 23 June 1986 (age 38)
OccupationActor
Years active2010present
Known for Leonardo , Final Fantasy XIV

Colin Ryan, professional name of ColinSantisuk [1] Green [2] (born 23 June 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Lorenzo de Medici in the BBC series Leonardo , [3] Harry in the Doctor Who series 10 episode "Knock Knock", and as the voice of Alphinaud Leveilleur in Final Fantasy XIV from the Heavensward expansion onward.

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Early life and education

Ryan was born in Birmingham, England, on 23 June 1986. His father is from Birmingham and his mother is Thai and Chinese. [4]

Ryan trained at Arts Educational Schools, London, and graduated in 2009. His first job after graduation was with Rufus Hound in sci-fi comedy Hounded for CBBC. He also did the pilot for BBC Switch comedy Shelfstackers .

Career

Stage roles at drama school include Caiaphas the Elder and Simon the Zealot in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot , Weinberl in On the Razzle and Ariel in The Tempest .

Other stage credits include the Ghost of Christmas Past at Birmingham REP and I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky , a contemporary opera at Theatre Royal Stratford East. The story takes place in the aftermath of the 1994 earthquake in Los Angeles, and covers the reactions of all characters to the event. The main characters are seven young Americans all living in Los Angeles but from different social and ethnic backgrounds.

In 2011, he was cast as Lorenzo de' Medici in the program Leonardo . [5] [6] The first series of Leonardo was shot on location in South Africa throughout the second half of 2010. A second series was completed on location in Cape Town and aired in 2012.

Work

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010ShelfstackersDanPilot
Hounded Barry/Buck13 episodes
2012 Leonardo Lorenzo de' Medici 26 episodes (main character)
2017 Doctor Who HarryEpisode: "Knock Knock"
2021 Death in Paradise Jamie Santisuk1 episode: Episode 7
2021 Boundless Enrique of Malacca 4 episodes
2023 Lot No. 249 Monkhouse LeeOne-off Christmas special

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The Last Story YurickVoice
2015 Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward AlphinaudVoice
2017 Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood AlphinaudVoice
2019 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers AlphinaudVoice
2021 Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker AlphinaudVoice
2024 Hades 2 ApolloVoice

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky Rick Theatre Royal Stratford East
2012DeadkidsongsPeter Theatre Royal, Bath
2013 A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck Royal & Derngate
2013 The Lightning Child Soldier Shakespeare's Globe
2013 Macbeth Donalbain/Fleance/Young Macduff Shakespeare's Globe
2014 Wendy & Peter Pan TomRoyal Shakespeare Company
2015 Love's Sacrifice GiacapoRoyal Shakespeare Company
2015 The Jew of Malta Don MathiasRoyal Shakespeare Company
2015 Volpone PeregrineRoyal Shakespeare Company
2017 Snow in Midsummer Handsome ZhangRoyal Shakespeare Company
2017The Secret Theatre Thomas Phelippes Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
2019 Edward II Spencer Junior [7] Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
2020 My Brilliant Friend Alfonso National Theatre

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References

  1. Ryan, Colin. "Santisuk สันติสุข is actually my middle name and means 'peace and happiness'.Voittokäsi". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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  7. "Edward II: Cast & Creatives". Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 9 July 2019.