Matt Ryan | |
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Born | Matthew Darren Evans 11 April 1981 Swansea, Wales |
Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Matthew Darren Evans (born 11 April 1981), [1] known professionally as Matt Ryan, is a Welsh actor. He is known for portraying Edward Kenway in the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , John Constantine in NBC's Constantine and The CW's Arrowverse, as well as voicing the character in the DC Animated Movie Universe and its spin-off web series Constantine: City of Demons.
Ryan was born in Swansea, Wales as Matthew Darren Evans, the son of Steve and Maria Evans. [2] He attended Penyrheol Comprehensive School before moving on to Gorseinon College, [2] where he completed a BTEC Performing Arts course. He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic [2] in 2003 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2004. [3]
When he was 10, [4] Ryan appeared as Gavroche in the West End production of Les Misérables . He played Mick Rawson on the CBS series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior , a character that had been introduced in the Criminal Minds episode "The Fight". [1]
He performed the voice and motion capture of Edward Kenway in Ubisoft Montreal's video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag . [5] [6] [7] In February 2014, it was announced that Ryan was cast as John Constantine in NBC's pilot for Constantine , [8] starring in all 13 episodes of the series' only season. He reprised his role in a crossover episode of The CW's Arrow , [9] as well as the 2017 animated film Justice League Dark . [10] [11] On 8 January 2017, The CW announced an animated series of Constantine: City of Demons on the CW Seed app with Ryan confirmed to reprise the character. [12] Ryan later reprised the role in Legends of Tomorrow , initially several episodes of the third season, [13] [14] before he was promoted to series regular for the fourth season. [15]
In the 2015 production of Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Thérèse Raquin at the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 he played Laurent opposite Keira Knightley, Judith Light, and Gabriel Ebert. [3] [16]
In August 2017, he appeared on stage at the Donmar Warehouse in the play Knives in Hens by David Harrower and directed by Yaël Farber.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Pocket Money | Johnny | Short film |
2004 | Layer Cake | Junkie 2 | |
2007 | Blood Monkey | Seth | Direct-to-video |
2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Gerry | |
2011 | Flypaper | Rupert Gates | |
2013 | Armistice | Edward Sterling | |
2014 | Heart of Lightness | Stranger | |
500 Miles North | John Hogg | ||
2015 | John Con Noir | John Constantine (voice) | Short film |
2016 | Away | Dex | |
2017 | Justice League Dark | John Constantine (voice) | |
2018 | Constantine: City of Demons – The Movie | John Constantine / Constantine Demons (voice) | |
2020 | Adverse | Jake | |
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | John Constantine (voice) | ||
2022 | Constantine: The House of Mystery | Short film | |
2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Nuts and Bolts | Gilly | |
2004 | Mine All Mine | Tonker | 2 episodes |
2007 | The Tudors | Richard Pace | 3 episodes |
Consenting Adults | Charley Bullard | Television film | |
2008 | Torchwood | Dale | Episode: "Meat" |
HolbyBlue | Frankie | Season 2, episode 7 | |
2009 | Wild Decembers | Bugler | Television film |
Collision | Dave Brown | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
2010 | Criminal Minds | Mick Rawson | Episode: "The Fight" |
2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | ||
2014–2015 | Constantine | John Constantine | Main role; 13 episodes |
2015 | Arrow | Episode: "Haunted" | |
2017 | The Halcyon | Joe O'Hara | Main role; 8 episodes [17] |
2017–2022 | Legends of Tomorrow | John Constantine | Recurring role (season 3); [18] main role (season 4–season 6); 47 episodes |
Gwyn Davies | Main role (season 7); 9 episodes | ||
2018–2019 | Constantine: City of Demons | John Constantine / Constantine Demons (voice) | Web series; main role |
2019 | Batwoman | John Constantine | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two" [19] |
The Flash | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three" | ||
2022 | Harley Quinn | Episode: "It's a Swamp Thing"; voice role | |
Play | Year | Role | Theatre | Director |
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Small Change | 2008 | Gerard | Donmar Warehouse | Peter Gill |
Hamlet | 2009 | Horatio | Donmar production at the Wyndham's Theatre | Michael Grandage |
Look Back in Anger | 2012 | Cliff | Royal Court Theatre | Polly Stenham |
The Tempest | Caliban | Theatre Royal, Bath | Adrian Noble | |
Henry V | 2014 | Fluellen | Noël Coward Theatre | Michael Grandage |
Therese Raquin | 2015 | Laurent | Roundabout Theatre, Broadway | Evan Cabnet |
Knives in Hens | 2017 | Gilbert | Donmar Warehouse | Yaël Farber |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Edward Kenway | Voice and motion capture |
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