Ryan Sands

Ryan Sands
Ryan Sands
	Sands in 2018
Born	Washington, D.C.
Occupation(s)	Actor, Graphic designer
Years active	1989-present
Spouse	Erin Wiley Sands

Last updated July 14, 2025

Ryan Sands is an American actor from Washington, D.C. He is known for his portrayal of Geoffrey Wilder in Marvel's Runaways .

Early life and education

Sands grew up in Washington D.C. along with several older brothers and sisters. His father served in the military and died when Ryan was twelve.^[1]

Career

While initially interested in other types of art, Ryan's decision to act started in college after seeing the movie Love Jones . He portrayed Officer Lloyd "Truck" Garrick on The Wire ^[2] and has since made one-off appearances in shows such as Grimm , Castle , Scorpion , NCIS and Prison Break .

Sands was cast as Geoffrey Wilder in the Hulu adaptation of Marvel's Runaways .^[3]

Filmography

Television roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Matlock	Policeman #1	Episode: "The Blues Singer"
2003	Hack	Wendell Edison	Episode: "Hidden Agenda"
2004–2008	The Wire	Officer Lloyd "Truck" Garrick	Recurring
2007	The Kill Point	Leroy Barnes	TV miniseries, Main
2009	ER	Jeremy	Episode: "T-Minus-6"
2009	Zimm	Special Agent Clarkson
2011	The Young and the Restless	Detective
2011	Crazy Love	Jordan King
2012	Drew Peterson: Untouchable	State Detective Rogers	TV movie
	Grimm	Special Agent Lofthouse	Episode: "The Kiss"
	Finding My Obama	Michael
2014	Castle	Sgt. Taggert	Episode: "Driven"
2015	Scorpion	US Marshal	Episode: "Crossroads"
2015	NCIS	Captain	Episode: "Troll"
2016	Murder in the First	Darius Tompkins	Episode: "Normandy Bitch"
2017	Doubt	Gerald Wright	Episode: "Clean Burn"
	Prison Break	Vincent	Episode: "Wine Dark Sea"
	Free Rein	Huck	4 episodes
2017–2019	Marvel's Runaways	Geoffrey Wilder	Main cast
2022–present	The Cleaning Lady	JD Harris	7 episodes

Film roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Thru My Eyes	Mike Taylor	Short film
2000	Nothin' 2 Lose	Mookie	Direct-to-video
	Out of Obscurity	Otto	Short film
	At the Second Traffic Light	The Black Muslim	Short film
2003	Blue Moon	Darrin	Short film
	Janet & Mark	Mark	Short film
	Preying on the Hunter	Clay Dresden	Short film
	Love & Orgasms	Jimmy
	Sinsitivity	Trent Lundy
2005	Shadowboxer	Ramone
2005	Se habla español	Dan
2006	Fatwa	George
	Shattered Imperfection	Peter	Short film
	Step Up	History Teacher
2007	Death Without Consent	Basketball Coach
2008	Sympathetic Details	Jonathan
2010	Speed-Dating	Stan	Uncredited
2010	Allen Mack	Detective Ricardo Ellis	Short film
2011	Aide-de-Camp	Sutton	Short film
2014	Red Sky	Defense Attorney

References

↑ Matthews, Nadine (January 4, 2018). "Ryan Sands Plays Parent Not To Be Messed With in 'Runaways'". Afro. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
↑ "Everything That You Need To Know About Ryan Sands". Twin Peaks Trail Marathon. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
↑ Dinh, Christine (February 9, 2017). "'Marvel's Runaways' Sets Remaining Cast For Television Project With Hulu". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

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[1] Matthews, Nadine (January 4, 2018). "Ryan Sands Plays Parent Not To Be Messed With in 'Runaways'". Afro. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[2] "Everything That You Need To Know About Ryan Sands". Twin Peaks Trail Marathon. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[3] Dinh, Christine (February 9, 2017). "'Marvel's Runaways' Sets Remaining Cast For Television Project With Hulu". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

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