Ryan Gage

Ryan Gage
Born
Ryan James Gage

(1983-01-17) 17 January 1983 (age 43)
Coventry, England
EducationDrama Centre London
OccupationsActor, voice actor
Years active1995–present
AgentUnited Agents

Ryan Gage (born 17 January 1983) is an English actor who has worked in theatre, television, films, and video games.

On television, he is best known for his roles as King Louis XIII in the BBC series The Musketeers and Ted Bundy in the TV film Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay. In the cinema, he played the Master of Laketown's deputy Alfrid Lickspittle in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and Ted Bundy again (identified as him in the cast list) in the film Angel of Decay, which earned him a Best Actor Award at the British Independent Film Festival in 2016. In video games, Gage has portrayed Charibert in the Final Fantasy XIV expansion pack Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. In theatre, he has worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company on plays such as Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Macbeth.

Early life

Gage was born in Coventry. He attended BRIT School and went on to train at the Drama Centre London.

Theatre

Year Title Role Director Company Source
2017The MiserCléanteSean FoleyMark Goucher Productions/Garrick Theatre 
2013American JusticeFentonLisa ForrellPlayground Studios/Arts Theatre
Ghost StoriesSimon Rifkind"Andy Nyman", "Jeremy Dyson", and Sean HolmesDuke of York, "Lyric Hammersmith", and "Liverpool Everyman"
The Laws of WarSoldierJeremy HerrinRoyal Court Theatre  
Wages of ThinInspector OnePrasanna Puwanarajah, Trevor GriffithOld Red Lion  
QuadropheniaAce FaceTom Critchley, Che Walker  
Artist Descending a StaircaseMartelloMicheal Gieleta, Tom StoppardOld Red Lion  
HamletOsric and Player QueenGregory DoranRoyal Shakespeare Company  
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadAlbertCressida BrownRoyal Shakespeare Company  
A Midsummer Night's DreamFluteGregory DoranRoyal Shakespeare Company  
God in RuinsBrian Junior and The Homeless SoldierAnthony NeilsonRoyal Shakespeare Company  
Love's Labour's LostLordGregory DoranRoyal Shakespeare Company  
MacbethSoldierConal MorrisonRoyal Shakespeare Company  
MacbethDonalbain and Young StewardSilvio PucurettiRoyal Shakespeare Company  
Indian BoySparksRebecca GatewoodRoyal Shakespeare Company  
Promises and LiesCuddlesJonathan ChurchThe Birmingham Repertory Theatre  
2006Spring AwakeningMelchoir GaborAoifie SmythThe Union Theatre  
Wolves and SheepApollonius and GoretskyCaroline LynchPleasence Theatre  

TV and filmography

Feature films and shorts

Year Title Role Director Notes Source
1995Judge DreddYoung ThiefDanny CannonUncredited role
2007OutlawManning's LawyerNick Love 
2007Brixton 85Drunk ManTom GreeneShort Movie 
Alone TogetherOscarDaniel GageCredited as co-director with Daniel Gage and the film as a "Gage Family" short  
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugAlfrid LickspittlePeter Jackson  
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesAlfrid LickspittlePeter Jackson
2015Scottish MusselRamseyTalulah Riley 
2016Angel of DecayTed Bundy (identified as "Him" in the cast list)Jamie Crawford112 minutes Movie version
2016100 StreetsVincentJim O'Hanlon 
Days in BetweenSeanTom Greene 
HeadphonesBarryTom Shkolnik 

Television series

Year Title Role Episode(s) Source
1999The BillCarl BuxtonEp.:"Love and War: Part 1" (Season 15, episode 64)
2006HustleBillyEp.: "Price for Fame" (Season 3, episode 1)
2009Holby CityRussell CobdenEp.: "The Honeymoon's Over" (Season 11, episode 35)
2010DoctorsNathan HadlerEp.: "A Taste of Freedom" (Season 11, episode 183)
2011HollyoaksJohnnyEps.: 1.3073 and 1.3075
2014–2016The MusketeersKing Louis XIIIAll episodes except "The Return" (Season 2, episode 5) and "We Are the Garrison" (Season 3, episode 10)
2017Red DwarfAdolf HitlerEp.: Cured (Season 12, episode 1)
2019EndeavourLudo TalentiEp.: "Oracle" (Season 7, episode 1), Ep.: "Raga" (Season 7, episode 2), Ep.: "Zenana" (Season 7, episode 3)
2022Father BrownFinbar FinchEp.: "The Enigma of Antigonish" (Season 9, episode 9")
2023 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story George, Prince of Wales Eps.: 1, 5 & 6
2025Robin HoodSpragart

Direct-to-video and television films

Year Title Role Director Notes Source
2009HamletOsric and Player QueenGregory Doran
2013Murder on the Home FrontDanny Hastings 
2015Serial Thriller: Angel of DecayTed Bundy (identified as "Him" in the cast list)Jamie CrawfordTV miniseries of 3 episodes 
2015The GamechangersJournalist / Presenter / Crowd (voice)Owen Harris 

Video games

Year Title Role Voice Director Notes Source
2014Final Fantasy XIV: HeavenswardCharibertMatt Delamere 
2015BloodborneMicolash – Host of the Nightmare / Mob A
2019Final Fantasy XIV: ShadowbringersWedge, Irvithe, Eulmoran Adjutant, Aenc Thon

References

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  3. ↑ Bowman, Evie (17 January 2014). "Happy Birthday, Ryan Gage!". Middle Earth News. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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  5. ↑ Mary Couzens (8 July 2006). "Spring Awakening at the Union Theatre". London SE1 Community Website. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Duran Darkins CV (pdf)". p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "'The Hobbit's' Ryan Gage Does His Best to Survive 'The Battle of the Five Armies'". CBR. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Ryan Gage". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Petski, Denise (1 July 2025). "'Robin Hood' Adds 7 To Recurring Cast Of MGM+ Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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