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 Kelley in 2009 | |
| Born | Ryan Jonathan Kelley August 31, 1986 [1] Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Ryan Jonathan Kelley (born August 31, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Mean Creek , Prayers for Bobby , as Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm , and as Deputy Jordan Parrish on Teen Wolf .
Kelley was born and raised in Glen Ellyn, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. [2] He is the fifth eldest of 15 siblings (nine brothers and six sisters), [2] [1] and was raised as a Lutheran. [3]
When he was two, his mother took him and five of his siblings to Chicago to meet an agent since the neighbors next door did the same thing. [2] Kelley started appearing in commercials and gained his first role in a movie when he was in first grade and became a member of SAG at the age of four. [2] He would travel to Los Angeles annually for pilot season and stay at the Oakwood apartments. [2] Due to his being in and out of class, he was homeschooled during his last two years of high school. [2] When he turned 18, he moved to Los Angeles. [2] [4]
In 2002, he had a supporting role in Stolen Summer , which was a film made during Project Greenlight . He also played the role of Ryan James in two episodes of Smallville .
Kelley won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Mean Creek in 2004. [5] Also in 2004 he played a lead role in the movie The Dust Factory . In 2006, Kelley appeared in the film Letters from Iwo Jima as a marine. [6] He also played Roy, a great-nephew of Butch Cassidy, in Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy .
He played a leading role in the movie Prayers for Bobby alongside Sigourney Weaver, which premiered in January 2009 on Lifetime. The Contra Costa Times called Kelley's portrayal of Bobby Griffith a "stirring performance". [7] In November, he played the role of Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm . [8] In January 2012, Kelley was in the TV movie Sexting in Suburbia , with Liz Vassey and Jenn Proske. [9] In 2014, Kelley joined the cast of the MTV show Teen Wolf as Jordan Parrish, a young deputy. [10]
In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for Teen Wolf had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer for the film. The majority of the original cast members, including Kelley, reprised their roles. [11] [12] Teen Wolf: The Movie was released on January 26, 2023.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Roommates | Mo | |
| 1999 | Charming Billy | 10-year-old Duane | |
| 2002 | Stolen Summer | Seamus O'Malley | |
| Stray Dogs | J. Fred Carter | ||
| 2004 | Mean Creek | Clyde | |
| The Dust Factory | Ryan Flynn | ||
| 2006 | Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy | Roy Parker | |
| Letters from Iwo Jima | Marine #2 | ||
| 2007 | Still Green | Alan | |
| 2015 | War Pigs | William York | |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Peter Matheson | |
| 2017 | Realms | Bobby | |
| 2019 | Badland | Jasper Mortenson | |
| 2023 | Teen Wolf: The Movie | Jordan Parrish | |
| TBA | The Promethean | Forsyth | Pre-production; also producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Early Edition | Tom Stone | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" |
| 2002 | Smallville | Ryan James | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Stuart Milch | Episode: "Let Sales Ring" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Curt Fitzpatrick | Episode: "Sabotage" |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Young Derek Reese | Episode: "What He Beheld" | |
| Women's Murder Club | Charlie Gifford | Episode: "And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free" | |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Devin Bancroft | Episode: "Life on the Line" |
| Prayers for Bobby | Bobby Griffith | Television film | |
| Ben 10: Alien Swarm | Ben Tennyson | Television film | |
| Mending Fences | Chuck Bentley | Television film | |
| Law & Order: SVU | Enzo Cook | Episode: "Users" | |
| Destroy Build Destroy | Himself | Episode: "Ben 10: Alien Swarm vs. Dude, What Would Happen" | |
| 2012 | Sexting in Suburbia | Mark Carey | Television film |
| 2014–2017 | Teen Wolf | Jordan Parrish | Recurring role; 46 episodes [13] [14] |
| 2017 | Do I Say I Do | Mike Pryce | Television film |
| 2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jesse Smith | Episode: "Warriors of Peace" |
| 2019 | A Beauty & The Beast Christmas | Beau Bradley | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Twisted Tales | Buddy | Episode: "Bite" |
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Places" | The Love Interest | Xenia Ghali ft. Raquel Castro |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Independent Spirit Awards | Special Distinction Award [5] | Mean Creek | Won |
| 2007 | Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | Best Ensemble [15] | Still Green | Won |
| 2009 | Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Prayers for Bobby | Nominated |
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