Ryan Johnson | |
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 Ryan Johnson - Photo by Simon Cardwell | |
| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Children | 1 |
Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor.
Ryan Johnson | |
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| Ryan Johnson - Photo by Simon Cardwell | |
| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Children | 1 |
Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor.
Johnson attended Somerset College on the Gold Coast, and graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 1999. [1]
He made his acting debut in 2000 featuring in performances on stage, television and film. His film credits include City Loop (2000), The Wannabes (2003), [1] Thunderstruck (2004), [1] All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007), [1] Monkey Puzzle (2008), [1] Jucy (2010) and Guardians of the Tomb (2018). He appeared in his first major television role in the short-lived Head Start in 2001, followed by roles in successful Australian drama series, including All Saints , [1] The Secret Life of Us , [1] Underbelly , [1] Sea Patrol , Rake , Love Child and House Husbands . In 2007, he guested in an episode of CSI: New York . [1]
In October 2011, it was announced Johnson had joined the main cast of US drama Fairly Legal for its second season, as trial attorney Ben Grogan. [2] The series was cancelled at the end of the season due to low ratings. [3]
For five seasons, Johnson played Matt Knight in the drama series Doctor Doctor (2016–2021). [4] For his performance, he earned a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2017. [5]
Johnson played Paulie Rosetta, brother of Angelo Rosetta (Luke Jacobz), in the television soap opera Home and Away in 2010. [6] In April 2022, he rejoined the cast as wealthy gambler and villain Peter "PK" King. [6]
Johnson was announced to return for the final season of Stan series Bump. [7]
Johnson lives with his wife Leah Da Gloria, a fashion designer, and has one child, a daughter, with tv writer, Tamara Asmar. [8] [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | All Saints | Nick Patterson | "Food for Thought" (S3E12) |
| Beastmaster | Reon | "Heart Like a Lion" (S2E9) | |
| 2001 | Head Start | Kyle Richter | Season 1, all 40 episodes |
| 2002 | Dossa and Joe | Bobby Bailey | Season 1, all 6 episodes |
| Young Lions | Alex Brooks | "Boy School Bullies" (S2E5) | |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Jared 'Mungo' Muntz | Season 2, Episodes 2 & 17 |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Us | Zelko Milanovic | Season 4, 10 episodes |
| 2007 | All Saints | Conrad Hagan | "Back on Track" (S10E7) |
| CSI: NY | Bob Smith | "What Schemes May Come" (S3E20) | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Rocco Arico | Season 1, Episodes 4-6 |
| Out of the Blue | Ian 'Stavva' Jones | 79 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Chaser's War on Everything | Marco | "The Chaser's Waster of Taxpayer's Money" (S3E3) |
| 2009 | All Saints | Jake | "The Two of Us" (S12E35) |
| 2009 | My Place | PC Moroney | "1938 Colum" (S1E8) |
| 2010 | Satisfaction | Steve | Season 3, Episodes 6 & 7 |
| Sea Patrol | Darryl | "Rawhide" (S4E10) | |
| Home and Away | Paulie Rosetta | ||
| Rake | Marty | "R vs Marx" (S1E2) | |
| 2011 | Laid | Dave | Season 1, Episodes 1 & 6 |
| SLiDE | Rob | Season 1, Episode 4 | |
| 2011–15 | One Step Closer to Home | Paul 'Pauly' Shaw | Web series; Seasons 1–2, all 19 episodes |
| 2012 | Dance Academy | Dr Dave | Season 3, Episodes 12 & 13 |
| Fairly Legal | Ben Grogan | Season 2, 13 episodes | |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Michael Gorman | "Keeping Up Appearances" (S1E11) |
| 2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Gary Morris | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Love Child | Phillip Paige | Season 1,,5 episodes |
| 2014 | House Husbands | Will Stevens | Season 3, 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Hiding | Ash Adamo | Season 1, 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Ready for This | Dave | "Shadow Boxing" (S1E4) |
| 2016–21 | Doctor Doctor | Matt Knight | Seasons 1–5, all 48 episodes |
| 2016 | Rake | Raymond | Season 4, Episodes 2 & 3 |
| 2016 | Brock | Tim 'Plastic' Pemberton | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Kiki and Kitty | Brandon | Web series; Season 1, 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Operation Buffalo | Agent Martin | Season 1, 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Upright | Tocca (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2021-24 | Bump | Tim | 11 episodes |
| 2022 | Home and Away | PK | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | The Claremont Murders | Bradley Robert Edwards | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nowhere to Land | Chad | TV movie |
| 2000 | City Loop | Misha | Feature film |
| 2001 | Jet Set | Young Tourist | Short film |
| 2002 | Stuffed Bunny | Marcus | Short film [10] |
| 2002 | The Junction Boys | Mike Hess | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Wannabes | Hammer | Feature film |
| 2003 | Ned | Henchman Shanahan | Feature film |
| 2004 | Thunderstruck | Lloyd | Feature film |
| 2004 | Book Em | Warren | Short film [11] |
| 2004 | Kevin Needs to Make New Friends: Because Everyone Hates Him for Some Reason | Stewart | Short film |
| 2005 | Europe | European man | Short film [12] |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Chad | Feature film |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Waiter | Feature film |
| 2007 | All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane | Tyson | Feature film |
| 2007 | Fallers | Kenneth | Short film |
| 2008 | Monkey Puzzle | Dylan | Feature film |
| 2010 | Jucy | Alex | Feature film |
| 2010 | Nic & Shauna | Nicholai | Short film |
| 2011 | Family Values | Tom | Short film |
| 2012 | Gull | Teddy | Short film |
| 2012 | Two Flies | Ryan | TV movie |
| 2014 | Carlotta | Peter | TV movie |
| 2016 | Perry | Ben | Short film |
| 2018 | Concern for Welfare | Sambo | Short film |
| 2018 | Enter the Wild | Dylan | |
| 2018 | Guardians of the Tomb | Ethan | Feature film |
| 2022 | How to Please a Woman | Anthony | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Ray Dooley | Bridge Theatre Coniston, Playhouse Canberra with Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney [13] |
| 2004 | Men, by Brendan Cowell | Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh [14] | |
| 2005 | Ninja, by Tamara Asmar | As Director | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney [15] |
| 2007 | Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train | Angel Cruz | Belvoir Street Downstairs, Sydney [16] |
| 2008 | Rabbit | Tom | Wharf 1 Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company [17] |
| 2009 | The Lonesome West | Father Welsh | Belvoir Street Downstairs, Sydney [18] |
| 2016 | 80 Minutes No Interval | Louis | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney [19] |
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