Ryan Prescott (actor)

Ryan Prescott
Prescott in 2019
Born	(1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 36) Southport, England, United Kingdom [1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Television	Emmerdale Doctors Coronation Street

Ryan Prescott (born 21 January 1989) is a British actor from Southport, England, who is currently portraying the role of Ryan Connor on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street . ^[2] He previously played the role of Flynn Buchanan in fellow ITV soap opera Emmerdale in 2011, as well as Liam Slade in the BBC soap opera Doctors . ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Career

Prescott's first television credit was in Marchlands as Mark Ashburn, before making a guest appearance on Holby City . He then began to appear in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Flynn Buchanan. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He went on to make brief appearances in The Syndicate , Vampire Academy and Casualty . In 2015 Ryan took over for Khan Bonfils, who died during rehearsals for Dante's Inferno A Modern Telling. In 2017, he then appeared in a documentary on the European Refugee Crisis, Dog Years, as himself. Prescott then began appearing in a recurring role on the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors as Liam Slade, with appearances in 2013 and 2018. ^[6] Prescott also appeared in a Coca-Cola advertisement in 2013. ^[7] In 2018, Prescott joined the cast of Coronation Street as Ryan Connor, becoming the third actor to portray the role, replacing Sol Heras. ^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Emmerdale	Flynn Buchanan	Recurring role; 12 episodes
2011	Marchlands	Mark Ashburn	3 episodes
2011	Holby City	Gavin Ruskin	Episode: "All Good Things"
2012	Gatecrasher	Mark	Short film
2013	The Syndicate	Aaron Styles	Episode #2.4
2013, 2018	Doctors	Liam Slade	Recurring role; 14 episodes
2014	Vampire Academy	Novice Punk Nick	Film
2014	Casualty	Drew Whitmore	Episode: "In the Name of Love"
2017	Dog Years	Himself	Documentary
2018–present	Coronation Street	Ryan Connor	Regular role
2020	Chapter 2: Zach	Zach	Short film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	2018 British Soap Awards	Villain of the Year	Doctors	Nominated	[8]
2023	2023 British Soap Awards	Best Leading Performer	Coronation Street	Nominated	[9]
2023	National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance	Coronation Street	Nominated	[10]
2023	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actor	Coronation Street	Nominated	[11]

References

1. "Ryan Prescott Voice Over Actor". Plasma Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. Harp, Justin (26 March 2018). "Coronation Street casts former Emmerdale star as the new Ryan Connor". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 March 2018.
3. "Aaron's new man". Inside Soap (2). Hachette Filipacchi UK: 21. 15–21 January 2011.
4. Young, Natasha (11 February 2011). "Emmerdale actor from Southport in new ITV drama". The Champion . Champion Media Group. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
5. Kilkelly, Daniel (9 August 2011). "'Emmerdale' Flynn: New guest appearance confirmed". Digital Spy . Hachette Filipacchi UK . Retrieved 10 August 2011.
6. Major, Lydia (27 March 2018). "Who is Coronation Streets' new Ryan Connor? Everything you need to know about actor Ryan Prescott". What's on TV . Future plc.
7. "Who plays Ryan Connor in Coronation Street? Four things you need to know about actor Ryan Prescott and why you'll definitely recognise him". OK! . Reach plc . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
8. "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent . Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
9. Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
10. Cormack, Morgan (23 May 2023). "NTAs 2023 longlist revealed – SAS Rogue Heroes, Call the Midwife and more". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
11. Kilkelly, Daniel (4 July 2023). "Inside Soap Awards 2023 announces full list of nominees". Digital Spy . Retrieved 5 July 2023.

External links

• Ryan Prescott at IMDb