Colin Ryan (actor)
Colin Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1986 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | Leonardo, Final Fantasy XIV |
Colin Santisuk Green[1][2] (born 23 June 1986), known professionally as Colin Ryan, is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Lorenzo de Medici in the BBC series Leonardo,[3] Harry in the Doctor Who series 10 episode "Knock Knock", and as the voice of Alphinaud Leveilleur in Final Fantasy XIV from the Heavensward expansion onward.
Early life and education
[edit]Ryan was born in Birmingham, England, on 23 June 1986. His father is from Birmingham and his mother is Thai and Chinese.[4]
Ryan trained at Arts Educational Schools, London, and graduated in 2009. His first job after graduation was with Rufus Hound in sci-fi comedy Hounded for CBBC. He also did the pilot for BBC Switch comedy Shelfstackers.
Career
[edit]Stage roles at drama school include Caiaphas the Elder and Simon the Zealot in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Weinberl in On the Razzle and Ariel in The Tempest.
Other stage credits include the Ghost of Christmas Past at Birmingham REP and I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, a contemporary opera at Theatre Royal Stratford East. The story takes place in the aftermath of the 1994 earthquake in Los Angeles, and covers the reactions of all characters to the event. The main characters are seven young Americans all living in Los Angeles but from different social and ethnic backgrounds.
In 2011, he was cast as Lorenzo de' Medici in the program Leonardo.[5][6] The first series of Leonardo was shot on location in South Africa throughout the second half of 2010. A second series was completed on location in Cape Town and aired in 2012.
Personal life
[edit]In 2024 during a Twitch livestream, Ryan revealed that he is diagnosed with autism, and stated that he suffers from overstimulation on a regular basis.[7]
Work
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shelfstackers | Dan | Pilot |
| Hounded | Barry/Buck | 13 episodes | |
| 2011-2012 | Leonardo | Lorenzo de' Medici | 26 episodes (main character) |
| 2017 | Doctor Who | Harry | Episode: "Knock Knock" |
| 2021 | Death in Paradise | Jamie Santisuk | 1 episode: Episode 7 |
| 2021 | Boundless | Enrique of Malacca | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Lot No. 249 | Monkhouse Lee | One-off Christmas special |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Last Story | Yurick | Voice |
| 2015 | Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Alphinaud | Voice |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Alphinaud | Voice |
| 2019 | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Alphinaud | Voice |
| 2021 | Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | Alphinaud | Voice |
| 2024 | Hades 2 | Apollo | Voice |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | Alphinaud | Voice |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky | Rick | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
| 2012 | Deadkidsongs | Peter | Theatre Royal, Bath |
| 2013 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck | Royal & Derngate |
| 2013 | The Lightning Child | Soldier | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2013 | Macbeth | Donalbain/Fleance/Young Macduff | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2014 | Wendy & Peter Pan | Tom | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2015 | Love's Sacrifice | Giacapo | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2015 | The Jew of Malta | Don Mathias | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2015 | Volpone | Peregrine | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2017 | Snow in Midsummer | Handsome Zhang | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2017 | The Secret Theatre | Thomas Phelippes | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse |
| 2019 | Edward II | Spencer Junior[8] | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse |
| 2020 | My Brilliant Friend | Alfonso | National Theatre |
References
[edit]- ^ Ryan, Colin. "Santisuk สันติสุข is actually my middle name and means 'peace and happiness'.Voittokäsi". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Colin Ryan". H A L U H A L O. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Mason, Tom. "Leonardo On CBBC". Comix 411. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Russell, Charlotte. "An Interview with Colin Ryan". Redbrick. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Leonardo - Behind the Scenes with Colin Ryan". BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ BBC, Press Office. "Leonardo: Colin Ryan plays Lorenzo". Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2144197474
- ^ "Edward II: Cast & Creatives". Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Colin Ryan at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
- Living people
- 1986 births
- 21st-century English male actors
- Autistic actors
- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- English male video game actors
- English male voice actors
- English people of Thai descent
- English people of Chinese descent
- Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Actors educated at the Arts Educational Schools