Ryan Corr

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Ryan Corr
Ryan Corr 2016.jpg
Corr attending the May 2016 TV Week Logie Awards
Born
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2003present

Ryan Corr is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the Australian drama series Packed to the Rafters and Love Child along with film roles in Wolf Creek 2 (2013), The Water Diviner (2014), Holding the Man (2015) and Underbelly.

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Early life

Corr was born in Melbourne. His father is Peter Corr, the head coach of the Australian women's goalball team. [1]

In 2009, he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). [2]

Career

He began making appearances in film and television from the age of five, [3] but started his acting career in earnest at age thirteen [2] with the film Opraholic. His first television performance was on The Sleepover Club with a supporting role as Matthew McDougal. Following this, he landed a lead role as Sheng Zamett on Silversun (2004).

Soon after, Corr had guest appearances on shows such as Scooter: Secret Agent , Blue Heelers , and Neighbours . As a voice actor, he voiced a sheep in Charlotte's Web . In 2006, the second series of Blue Water High aired on Australian TV in which Corr starred as young surfer Eric, one of the six chosen teens to attend Solar Blue. In 2010, Corr appeared in the final few episodes of Underbelly: The Golden Mile as Michael Kanaan and was a regular character on the popular Australian television show Packed to the Rafters , playing Dave Rafter's nephew Coby Jennings.

In 2013, he appeared in the teen thriller film 6 Plots, and starred alongside John Jarratt in Wolf Creek 2 , the 2013 sequel to the horror film Wolf Creek .

In 2015, Corr starred in Neil Armfield's romantic-drama film Holding the Man , adapted from Timothy Conigrave's 1995 memoir of the same name. He portrayed Conigrave opposite Craig Stott who portrayed Conigrave's partner, John Caleo. [4] [5]

In 2016, he starred in the television series Wanted . [6]

Corr appeared as Joseph in Helen Edmundson's 2018 film Mary Magdalene . [7]

In 2022, he had a recurring role in HBO's House of the Dragon as Ser Harwin Strong. [8]

In May 2014, Corr was charged with heroin possession after being found with a freezer bag holding 0.26g (less than 1/100 of an ounce) of the drug in the Sydney suburb of Bondi. After admitting to the possession, the actor was given a 12-month good behaviour bond with no conviction recorded. [9]

The arrest took place a few days after Corr's grandfather went into a coma following a heart attack. He had been close with his grandfather, who had flown with him to acting jobs when he was a child. According to Corr's lawyer, Corr was grateful for the arrest, because it stopped him from using heroin for the first time. [3] Corr later stated, "I found myself in a position where I was incredibly upset, someone offered me something and 200 metres after, I was picked up with it. It was an error of judgment." [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
2003OprahollcSimon RobertsShort film
2007PiranhaAndyShort film
2009 Where the Wild Things Are Claire's friendFeature film
2010Before the RainMaxFesture film
2010VioletMaxShort film
2011Blue MondayRyanShort film
2012 Not Suitable for Children GusFeature film
Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
20136 PlotsMarty PollockFeature film
2013The 8 Inch PinchConstance RaymondShort film
2013 Wolf Creek 2 Paul HammersmithFeature film
2014 The Water Diviner Arthur ConnorFeature film
2015 Holding the Man Timothy Conigrave Feature film
AFCA Award for Best Actor
Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—FCCA Award for Best Actor
2016Love YourseifSelfShort film
2016EaglehawkJimmyShort film
2016SupernaturallyLovermanShort film
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Lt. ManvilleFeature film
2016 Ali's Wedding WazzaFeature film
2017A Few Less MenHenryFeature film
2017 1% PaddoFeature film
Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2018 Ladies in Black RudiFeature film
2018 Mary Magdalene Joseph Feature film
2019BelowDougieFeature film
2020 High Ground BraddockFeature film
2020FurloughRodneyShort film
2023 Catching Dust AndyFeature film
2024 Sting Ethan

Television

YearTitleRoleType
2003 The Sleepover Club Matthew McDougalTV series, 25 episodes
2004 Silversun Sheng ZammettTV series, 40 episodes
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent FreddieTV series, episode: "Operation: Double Oh"
2005 Blue Heelers Zac BronskiTV series, episode: "Playing by the Book"
2006 Neighbours Charlie HoylandTV series, episode: "You're a Big Boy Now"
2006 Blue Water High Eric Tanner (lead role)TV series, 26 episodes
2010 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Michael Kanaan TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2010 Tangle IsaacTV series, 4 episodes
20092013 Packed to the Rafters Coby JenningsTV series, 65 episodes
Nominated—Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent
Nominated—Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent
2012 Redfern Now TimmyTV series, episode: "Raymond"
20142015 Love Child Johnny LowryTV series, 9 episodes
2014 The Moodys SammyTV series, 1 episode
2015 Banished Private MacDonaldTV miniseries, 7 episodes
2016 Wanted Chris MurphettTV series, 2 episodes
2016 Cleverman Blair Finch (main cast)TV series, 6 episodes
2017 Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story John Cornell (main cast)TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2019 Bloom Sam/Tommy Brydon (main cast)TV series, 6 episodes
2019 Blue Water Empire Captain BannerTV documentary miniseries
2019 My Life Is Murder Samuel MorganTV series, episode: "Another Bloody Podcast"
2019 The Commons Shay (main cast)TV miniseries, 8 episodes
2020 Hungry Ghosts Ben Williams (main cast)TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2020-22 The Secrets She Keeps Simon (main cast)TV series, 12 episodes
2021 Wakefield Raff (main cast)TV miniseries, 8 episodes
2022 House of the Dragon Ser Harwin 'Breakbones' Strong (recurring role)TV series, 4 episodes
2023 In Limbo CharlieTV series, 6 episodes; written by Lucas Taylor [11]

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