Ryan Ellsworth

Ryan Ellsworth (born 6 October 1975 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born British actor.[citation needed] A graduate of LAMDA, he made his professional stage debut in Declan Donnellan's production of Antigone at the Old Vic Theatre in 1999.

Other stage credits include The Round Dance at the Roundhouse, Where There's a Will for English Touring Theatre, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Theatr Clwyd, Henry V and Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and Labyrinth at Hampstead Theatre. In 2017–18, he played the title role in The Wizard of Oz at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre.

Ellsworth was a member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company touring the UK and Europe with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).

He has performed in Cheek by Jowl's productions of Cymbeline and Tis Pity She's a Whore. In 2022, Ellsworth was in the original London cast of Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird at the Gielgud Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher. He played George Voskovec in The Motive and the Cue directed by Sam Mendes at the National Theatre in 2023 and the West End transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre. Ellsworth returned to the National Theatre appearing in the Grapes of Wrath in 2024 and Hamlet in 2025.

His TV credits include Island at War for ITV and EastEnders for the BBC. In 2020, Ellsworth appeared in the period crime drama The Alienist: Angel of Darkness for TNT. In 2022, Ellsworth appeared as Murray Sinclair, father of Enid Sinclair, in the Netflix comedy horror series, Wednesday.

References

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  4. ↑ "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams – Theatr Clwyd". theatrclwyd.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Henry V :: Open Air Theatre". openairtheatre.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Romeo & Juliet". Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Labyrinth". Hampstead Theatre. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Marlowe, Sam (15 December 2017). "Theatre review: The Wizard of Oz at the Crucible, Sheffield". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rsc Alumni | Reduced Shakespeare Company". Reducedshakespeare.com. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Beds Herts and Bucks - Entertainment - Where there's a Will - there's a laugh!". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Cymbeline". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (4 May 2007). "Cymbeline - Theater - Review - New York Times". Theater.nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Cheek by Jowl . 'tis pity she's a whore". Cheekbyjowl.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Media Release" (PDF). sydneyfestival.org.au. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Ellsworth Photo (2022-04-01)". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Motive and the Cue | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "The Motive And The Cue | Noël Coward Theatre | Official Website". The Motive and The Cue. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "The Grapes of Wrath | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Hamlet | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  20. ↑ Ryan Ellsworth at IMDb
  21. ↑ "Ryan Ellsworth". IMDb. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  22. ↑ Wednesday (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 30 December 2022