Ryan McDonald (Canadian actor)

Ryan McDonald
Born	Ryan James McDonald (1984-08-05) August 5, 1984 (age 41) New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Ryan James McDonald (born August 5, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is sometimes mistakenly credited as Ryan MacDonald. He is most noted for his performance in the film Black Conflux , for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards. ^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Bang Bang You're Dead	Vanderhoff
2002	Halloween: Resurrection	Letter Sweater Guy
2002	Zero Tolerance	Rod	Short film
2005	The Ballad of Jack and Rose	Rodney
2005	Fierce People	Ian
2005	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Student in Classroom
2007	Resurrecting the Champ	Kenny
2007	American Venus	Ty
2007	Battle in Seattle	Passer-by
2008	The Art of War II: Betrayal	Alex	Video
2008	Run Rabbit Run	Dave
2009	Kick Me Down	Helper Bill
2009	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	Ben Lee
2009	The Mechanic	Ryan	Short film
2009	2012	Scotty
2010	Honey, I'm Home	Radio D.J. One	Short film
2012	Crimes of Mike Recket	Detective Lyle Eszchuk	Credited but did not appear. [a]
2018	He's Out There	John
2019	Black Conflux	Dennis Smarten
2020	Becky	Cole
2021	On the Count of Three	Brian
2023	The King Tide	Dillon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Christy: The Movie	Lundy Taylor	TV movie
2002	Glory Days	Sam's Schoolmate	"Grim Ferrytale"
2005	Terry	Doug Alward	TV movie
2005	Masters of Horror	Boxx	"Dance of the Dead"
2009–2012	Fringe	Brandon Fayette	Recurring role 20 episodes
2010	Freshman Father	Jake	TV movie
2010	Psych	Jack Smith	"Dual Spires"
2011	Good Morning, Killer	Jason	TV movie
2017	What Would Sal Do?	Vince	Nominated – Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series (2017) [4] 8 episodes
2017	Supernatural	Pete Garfinkle	"The Memory Remains"
2018	Bad Blood	Reggie Ross	8 episodes
2018–2019	The Magicians	Bacchus	3 episodes

Notes

1. Having been filmed in a few scenes as one of the two investigating officers, McDonald received word that he had landed a part in Los Angeles. With his scenes reshot and his character replaced altogether (with the one played by Raphael Kepinski), McDonald does, nonetheless, receive an onscreen credit. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now , February 18, 2020.
2. Schaefer, Glen (September 27, 2012). "Film Noir, Vancouver style; Shoestring Budget: Playful, deadpan take on crime thriller genre". The Province. p. B3. Retrieved September 10, 2025. "Nicholas Lea stars as a real-estate fraudster in the ultra-low-budget Crimes of Mike Recket. [...] Ryan Mcdonald, a regular on TV's Fringe, filmed the movie's early scenes alongside Skrudland as one of the cops investigating Recket's crimes, but when McDonald got an acting job in L.A., Sweeney simply replaced his character with another played by Raphael Kepinski."
3. Lara One (May 12, 2022). "Crimes of Mike Recket (2012)". YouTube. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
4. "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

External links

• Ryan McDonald at IMDb