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Matt Ryan

b. 1981

Welsh actor

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Born 1981. Matt Ryan is a British actor, stage actor, film actor and television actor.

Matthew Darren Evans (born 11 April 1981), He attended Penyrheol Comprehensive School before moving on to Gorseinon College, Ryan appeared as Gavroche in the West End production of Les Misérables. He played Mick Rawson on the CBS series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, a character that had been introduced in the Criminal Minds episode "The Fight".

In 2013, he performed the voice and motion capture of Edward Kenway in Ubisoft Montreal's video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. In February 2014, it was announced that Ryan was cast as John Constantine in NBC's pilot for Constantine, starring in all 13 episodes of the series' only season. He reprised his role in a crossover episode of The CW's Arrow, as well as the 2017 animated film Justice League Dark. On 8 January 2017, The CW announced an animated series, Constantine: City of Demons, on the CW Seed app, with Ryan confirmed to voice Constantine once again. Ryan later reprised the role in Legends of Tomorrow, initially appearing in several episodes of the third season, before he was promoted to series regular for the fourth season.

In the 2015 production of Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Thérèse Raquin at the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54, Ryan played Laurent opposite Keira Knightley, Judith Light, and Gabriel Ebert. In August 2017, he appeared on stage at the Donmar Warehouse in the play Knives in Hens by David Harrower and directed by Yaël Farber.

In 2026, Ryan reprised his role as Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a remake of the 2013 video game, and hosted its worldwide reveal showcase.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Pocket Money Johnny Short film 2004 Layer Cake Junkie 2 2007 Blood Monkey Seth Direct-to-video 2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Gerry 2011 Flypaper Rupert Gates 2013 Armistice Edward Sterling 2014 Heart of Lightness Stranger 500 Miles North John Hogg 2015 John Con Noir John Constantine (voice) Short film 2016 Away Dex 2017 Justice League Dark John Constantine (voice) 2018 Constantine: City of Demons – The Movie John Constantine / Constantine Demons (voice) 2020 Adverse Jake Justice League Dark: Apokolips War John Constantine (voice) 2022 Constantine: The House of Mystery Short film 2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths TBA Outsider TBA Pre-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Nuts and Bolts Gilly 2004 Mine All Mine Tonker 2 episodes 2007 Richard Pace 3 episodes Consenting Adults Charley Bullard Television film 2008 Torchwood Dale Episode: "Meat" HolbyBlue Frankie Season 2, episode 7 2009 Wild Decembers Bugler Television film Collision Dave Brown Miniseries; 5 episodes 2010 Criminal Minds Mick Rawson Episode: "The Fight" 2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 2014–2015 Constantine John Constantine Main role; 13 episodes 2015 Arrow Episode: "Haunted" 2017 Joe O'Hara Main role; 8 episodes 2017–2022 Legends of Tomorrow John Constantine Recurring role (season 3); main role (season 4–season 6); 47 episodesGwyn DaviesMain role (season 7); 9 episodes 2018–2019 Constantine: City of Demons John Constantine / Constantine Demons (voice) Web series; main role 2019 Batwoman John Constantine Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two" Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three" 2022 Harley Quinn Episode: "It's a Swamp Thing"; voice role

Theatre Play Year Role Theatre Director Small Change 2008 Gerard Donmar Warehouse Peter Gill Hamlet 2009 Horatio Donmar production at the Wyndham's Theatre Michael Grandage Look Back in Anger 2012 Cliff Royal Court Theatre Polly Stenham The Tempest Caliban Theatre Royal, Bath Adrian Noble Henry V 2014 Fluellen Noël Coward Theatre Michael Grandage Therese Raquin 2015 Laurent Roundabout Theatre, Broadway Evan Cabnet Knives in Hens 2017 Gilbert Donmar Warehouse Yaël Farber

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Important facts

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Education
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Penyrheol Comprehensive School
Also known as
Matthew Darren Evans

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Matt Ryan?

Welsh actor

When was Matt Ryan born?

Matt Ryan was born on 11 April 1981 in Swansea.

What is Matt Ryan's occupation?

Matt Ryan is an actor, stage actor, film actor and television actor.

What nationality is Matt Ryan?

Matt Ryan is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Matt Ryan

· Wikidata: Q522373

· DBpedia: Matt Ryan (actor)

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