Ryan O'Donohue

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Ryan O'Donohue
Born
Ryan Sean O'Donohue [1]

(1984-04-26) April 26, 1984 (age 40) [2]
Pomona, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of La Verne, Fullerton College [3]
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Veronica Faye Dean
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(m. 2004)​
Children1

Ryan Sean O'Donohue (born April 26, 1984) [4] is an American actor. He is most notable for his performances as a voice actor in many Disney projects [5] [6] particularly Demyx in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise. As a live-action actor, he was part of the main cast of The Byrds of Paradise . [7] [8]

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Early life and career

O'Donohue was born in Pomona, California [5] on April 26, 1984, to Anita Lynne (née Rultenberg) and Sean Patrick O'Donohue. [9] [10] [2] He was raised in San Dimas, California.[ citation needed ] He has a younger sister named Windy (b. 1987). [11] O'Donohue played Zeke Byrd on the 1994 ABC drama The Byrds of Paradise , [10] [12] filmed in Hawaii. [13] [14] TV producer Steven Bochco was one of the show's executive producers. [15]

Personal life

O'Donohue married Veronica Faye Dean in June 2004. [16] [17] [18] They have one child, a daughter, named Hazel Ryan O'Donohue, who was born in December 2004. [19] [20] [21] Through their daughter, O'Donohue and his wife have one grandson (b. August 9, 2023). [22] [23] [24]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Demon Knight Danny
1995Spot's Magical ChristmasSpotVoice, video short
1995 Toy Story KidVoice
1997 Dog of Flanders Young GeorgeVoice, English dub
1998 A Bug's Life GrubVoice
1998Spot and his Grandparents Go to the CarnivalSpotVoice, video short
1998 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Young KovuVoice, direct-to-video [25]
1999 The Iron Giant StudentVoice
1999 Toy Story 2 Additional voices
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Matt McGinnis Voice, direct-to-video [26] [27]
2001 Recess: School's Out Randall Weems, Digger DaveVoice [6] [27]
2006 Whisper of the Heart High School StudentVoice, English dub

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Byrds of Paradise Zeke Byrd12 episodes
1994–1995 The Boys Are Back Peter Hansen18 episodes [28]
1995 What-a-Mess What-A-Mess, Santa ClausVoice [29] [30] [27]
1997–2001 Recess Randall Weems, Digger DaveVoice, 17 episodes [6]
1997 Beverly Hills Family Robinson Roger RobinsonTelevision film [31] [32]
1997 Superman: The Animated Series Boy #1Voice, episode: "Identity Crisis" [27]
1998 The New Batman Adventures MattVoice, episode: "Legends of the Dark Knight" [27]
1998 Safety Patrol CoopTelevision film
1998 Mr. Murder Young AlfieMiniseries
1999–2001 Batman Beyond Matt McGinnisVoice, 12 episodes [27]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1995 Disney's Activity Center: The Lion King Young Simba
1997 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor Whizzer [33]
2001 The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure Young Kovu [27]
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Demyx English dub [27]
2007 Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix DemyxEnglish dub
2009 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days DemyxEnglish dub [27]
2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix DemyxEnglish dub [27]
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix DemyxEnglish dub
2019 Kingdom Hearts III DemyxEnglish dub [34] [27]

Awards and nominations

O'Donohue was nominated for the Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over award at the 19th Youth in Film Awards, for his performance in the 1996–1997 season of Recess . [35]

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  9. ↑ "Enjoyed a Mother's day Brunch with my mother-in-law Adrienne, my father-in-law Frank, my son, Ryan, my daughter-in-law Veronica, their daughter Hazel, and my daughter Windylynn at BJ's.... nice!!!". facebook.com.
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  16. ↑ "Sean and I are going to Israel !!!!!!! (June 18–30) Then going to Idyllwild Arts (July 3–9) Tomorrow celebrating Ryan And Veronica's 6th Anniversary with Danny (my sister's son), Windylynn, her boyfriend Chris, Sean and Hazel! Lots of great things to look forward to!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!". facebook.com.
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  21. ↑ "Father's Day with my cherub. Love you Hazel O'Donohue". facebook.com.
  22. ↑ "Guess what guys???!!! I'm going to be a Grandma!!!". facebook.com.
  23. ↑ "it's a boy 🙂". facebook.com.
  24. ↑ "briar hugh ramage ❤ august 9th 2023 6lb 7oz 19"". facebook.com.
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  34. ↑ "Who Voices Who in Kingdom Hearts 3?". tvovermind.com. 22 February 2021.
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