Thomas Jay Ryan

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Thomas Jay Ryan
Born (1962-08-01) August 1, 1962 (age 61)
Education Carnegie Mellon University
OccupationActor

Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962)[ citation needed ] is an American actor. [1] He may be best known for his starring role in the 1997 film Henry Fool .

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Early life and education

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon University and has worked in such theaters as the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. In addition, he has worked with avant garde playwright Richard Foreman and has played roles ranging from Dracula to Degas. [2]

Career

Ryan had supporting roles in a variety of films, including Teknolust , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , The Book of Life , Dream Boy , and the sequels to Henry Fool , Fay Grim (2007) and Ned Rifle (2014). [3]

He played pioneering gay activist Harry Hay in the initial production of the play The Temperamentals in 2009 in New York. [4] In 2016, Ryan played Thomas Putnam in Ivo van Hove's production of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. [5] In 2019 he appeared in the off-Broadway play Eureka Day . [6]

From August 8-25 2023, Ryan performed as Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya, a off-off broadway production in an unmarked Manhattan loft. He replaced Bill Irwin, who had performed the role earlier in the summer. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Henry Fool Henry Fool
1998 The Book of Life Satan
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance Spec Hammond
2001DischordJimmy
2002New World Order Zeus
2002 Teknolust Preacher
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Frank
2005 The Dying Gaul Uncredited
2005The PigsLarry Wemuth
2006 Fay Grim Henry Fool
2007 Strange Culture Steve Kurtz
2007 The Attic Dr. Perry
2008 Dream Boy Harland Davies
2008South of HeavenHood 2
2009My Sweet MiseryPsychologist
2014 Ned Rifle Henry Fool
2014SabbaticalDan Keaton
2015 Equals Gideon
2015 The Missing Girl Stan Colvins
2016 Burn Country Dmitri Sokurov
2018DedalusOlder unrequited loverPart 2 of triptych
2018 My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea Principal GrimmVoice
2020The Return of TragedyChef de la police
2021 Cryptozoo NicholasVoice
2021Scenes from an Empty ChurchFather James
2021GhostwrittenMartin
2024 Darla in Space Arnot Pickens

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Degas and the DancerEdward DegasTelevision film
1999Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist
2012 Elementary Ken WhitmanEpisode: "Dead Mans's Switch"
2014 Nurse Jackie Episode: "Rat on a Cheeto"
2016 The Good Wife Ed JanowayEpisode: "Targets"
2017 Blue Bloods Judge Carter MetcalfEpisode: "Love Lost"

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References

  1. Duncan Shepherd (1998). "Henry Fool". San Diego Reader . Retrieved May 18, 2007.
  2. "Thomas Jay Ryan: Edward Degas in "Degas and the Dancer"". Devine Entertainment Corporation. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
  3. Thomas Jay Ryan at IMDb
  4. BWW News Desk (November 16, 2009). "Out Magazine 'Out 100' Includes Four TEMPERAMENTALS, Gavin Creel, Neil Patrick Harris & More". Broadway World. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  5. "The Crucible sets new first preview and opening dates" by Tom Millward, New York Theatre Guide, February 5, 2016
  6. "Tina Benko Stars in Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day Off-Broadway". Playbill. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  7. Marks, Peter (July 14, 2023). "Review | In a busy New York summer, it's a Chekhov play that burns hottest". Washington Post.