Ryan O'Nan

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Ryan O'Nan
Born (1982-03-25) March 25, 1982 (age 42)
Truckee, California, United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
  • producer
Years active2009–present
Notable work

Ryan O'Nan (born March 25, 1982) is an American actor, writer, and director, best known for his role as King George in Queen of the South .

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Career

In 2009, O'Nan had a recurring role on the crime drama series The Unusuals . [1] In 2010, he starred in the drama film The Dry Land . [2] He also had a role as Jared Hale in the pilot episode of the FX series, Justified. In 2011, he wrote, directed, and starred in the comedy film The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best . [3] In 2012, he appeared in the crime film The Iceman [4] and the comedy film Watching TV with the Red Chinese . [5] In 2013, he starred in two thriller films, Altered Minds [6] and The Frozen Ground . [7]

In 2014, he starred as the titular role in The Blacklist episode "The Alchemist", [8] before appearing in several episodes of Ray Donovan . [9] In 2015, he was cast in the western film Echoes of War , [10] starred in the action film Vice , [11] and appeared in the horror film Anguish . [12] In 2017, he gained notability when he starred as King George in the second season onward of Queen of the South , going on to co-producing the third season. [13] In 2018, he was cast in Kevin Smith's horror comedy film KillRoy Was Here . [14] In October 2020, he joined the cast of the 2021 film Copshop . [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Dry Land James [2]
2011 The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best AlexAlso writer and director [3]
2012 The Iceman Terry Franzo [4]
Watching TV with the Red Chinese Dexter Mitchell [5]
2013 Altered Minds Tommy Shellner [6]
The Frozen Ground Gregg Baker [7]
2014 Chu and Blossom Butch BlossomAlso writer and producer [16]
2015 Vice Officer Matthews [11]
Echoes of War Dillard McCluskey [10]
Anguish Father Meyers [12]
2018Belong to UsTravis [17]
2021 Copshop Huber [15]
2022 KillRoy Was Here Tom [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Unusuals Frank Lutz5 episodes [1]
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dale Grisco1 episodes [1]
2014 The Blacklist The AlchemistEpisode: "The Alchemist" [8]
Ray Donovan Stan6 episodes [9]
Person of Interest Andre CooperEpisode: "Wingman"
2015 Fargo Ricky G3 episodes [15]
2016 The Last Tycoon Dex Davis1 episode
2017–2021 Queen of the South King George21 episodes
Writer and co-producer [13]
2021Swimming With SharksDetective Floriani3 episodes [15]
2021–2022 Big Sky DonnoRecurring (Seasons 2–3), writer and supervising producer [18]
2023 Lawmen: Bass Reeves Darrell DolliverUpcoming series

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