Thomas Jay Ryan
Thomas Jay Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1962 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Actor |
Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962)[citation needed] is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role in the 1997 film Henry Fool.
Early life and education
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon University and has worked in such theaters as the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. In addition, he has worked with avant garde playwright Richard Foreman and has played roles ranging from Dracula to Degas.
Career
Ryan had supporting roles in a variety of films, including Teknolust, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Book of Life, Dream Boy, and the sequels to Henry Fool, Fay Grim (2007) and Ned Rifle (2014).
He played pioneering gay activist Harry Hay in the initial production of the play The Temperamentals in 2009 in New York. In 2016, Ryan played Thomas Putnam in Ivo van Hove's production of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. In 2019 he appeared in the off-Broadway play Eureka Day.
From August 8-25, 2023, Ryan performed as Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya, an off-off broadway production in an unmarked Manhattan loft. He replaced Bill Irwin, who had performed the role earlier in the summer.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Henry Fool | Henry Fool | |
| 1998 | The Book of Life | Satan | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Spec Hammond | |
| 2001 | Dischord | Jimmy | |
| 2002 | Noon Blue Apples | Zeus | |
| 2002 | Teknolust | Preacher | |
| 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Frank | |
| 2005 | The Dying Gaul | Uncredited | |
| 2005 | The Pigs | Larry Wemuth | |
| 2006 | Fay Grim | Henry Fool | |
| 2007 | Strange Culture | Steve Kurtz | |
| 2007 | The Attic | Dr. Perry | |
| 2008 | Dream Boy | Harland Davies | |
| 2008 | South of Heaven | Hood 2 | |
| 2009 | My Sweet Misery | Psychologist | |
| 2014 | Ned Rifle | Henry Fool | |
| 2014 | Sabbatical | Dan Keaton | |
| 2015 | Equals | Gideon | |
| 2015 | The Missing Girl | Stan Colvins | |
| 2016 | Burn Country | Dmitri Sokurov | |
| 2018 | Dedalus | Older unrequited lover | Part 2 of triptych |
| 2018 | My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea | Principal Grimm | Voice |
| 2020 | The Return of Tragedy | Chef de la police | |
| 2021 | Cryptozoo | Nicholas | Voice |
| 2021 | Scenes from an Empty Church | Father James | |
| 2021 | Ghostwritten | Martin | |
| 2024 | Darla in Space | Arnot Pickens |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Degas and the Dancer | Edward Degas | Television film |
| 1999 | Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist | ||
| 2012 | Elementary | Ken Whitman | Episode: "Dead Mans's Switch" |
| 2014 | Nurse Jackie | N/a | Episode: "Rat on a Cheeto" |
| 2016 | The Good Wife | Ed Janoway | Episode: "Targets" |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Judge Carter Metcalf | Episode: "Love Lost" |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Twelfth Night | Malvolio/Sebastian/A Sea Captain | National Tour |
| 1987 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Vadim/Monk/Page/Ligniere | Mill Mountain Theatre |
| 1990 | Macbeth | Ross | Classic Theatre International |
| 1992 | Little Eyolf | Alfred Allmers | Target Margin Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 1993 | Samuel's Major Problems | Samuel | St. Mark's Theatre |
| 1994 | My Head Was a Sledgehammer | The Professor | St. Mark's Theatre |
| 1996 | Venus | The Young Man | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 1997 | South | Jan Wicziewsky | Target Margin Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 1997 | Christmas at the Ivanovs | Performer | Classic Stage Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2000 | Juno and the Paycock | Joxer | Gramercy Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2001 | The Philadelphia Story | Macauley "Mike" Conner | Hartford Stage |
| 2002 | This Thing of Darkness | Frank/Donald | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2004 | Five by Tenn | Clerk/Carl/Two | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| 2004 | Suitcase or Those That Resemble Flies from a Distance | Lyle | La Jolla Playhouse |
| 2004 | Sin (A Cardinal Deposed) | Orson Krieger | The New Group, Off-Broadway |
| 2005 | Celebration | Bert Hudd | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2005 | The Room | Matt | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2006 | In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer | J. Robert Oppenheimer | Connelly Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2007 | The Misanthrope | Philinte | New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway |
| 2007 | Dulcy | Vincent Leach | Dorset Theatre Festival |
| 2008 | Tragedy: a tragedy | John in the Field | Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| 2008 | Passion Play, A Cycle | VA/Visiting Englishman/Visiting Friar Yale Repertory Theatre | |
| 2009 | Six Degrees of Separation | Flanders Kittredge | Old Globe Theatre |
| 2009 | In the Next Room | Mr. Daldry | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 2010 | The Temperamentals | Harry Hay | New World Stages, Off-Broadway |
| 2010 | The Little Foxes | Oscar Hubbard | New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | Tom Ryan Thinks He's James Mason Starring in a Movie By Nicholas Ray in which a Man's Illness Provides an Escape from the Pain, Pressure and Loneliness of Trying to be the Ultimate American Father, Only to Drive Him Further Into the More Thrilling Though Possibly Lonelier Roles of Addict and Misunderstood Visionary | Tom Ryan | St. Mark's Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | Three Sisters | Nicolai Lvovich Tuzenbach | Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| 2012 | The Lady from Dubuque | Edgar | Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2012 | Hedda Gabler | Judge Brack | Hartford Stage |
| 2013 | Troublemaker, or the Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright | Homeless Pirate Zombie/Guy/Hank Miller | Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| 2013 | Red Speedo | Peter | Studio Theatre |
| 2014 | The Correspondent | Phillip | Rattlestick Theatre Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | A Month in the Country | Doctor Shpigelsky | Classic Stage Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | 10 out of 12 | Paul | SoHo Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | Travels With my Aunt | Aunt Augusta | Keen Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | The Crucible | Thomas Putnam | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway |
| 2016 | A View from the Bridge | Alfieri | Ahmanson Theatre |
| 2017 | Measure for Measure | Angelo | Theatre for a New Audience, Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | The Amateurs | Larking | Vineyard Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | Dance Nation | Dance Teacher Pat | Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | The Nap | Danny Killeen | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway |
| 2019 | Eureka Day | Don | Walkerspace, Off-Broadway |
| 2020 | West Side Story | Lt. Schrank | Broadway Theatre, Broadway |
| 2021 | Wintertime | Francois | Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| 2022 | Becky Nurse of Salem | The Judge/The Jailer | Lincoln Center Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Henry IV Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 | King Henry IV | Theatre for a New Audience, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Richard II | Henry Bolingbroke | Theatre for a New Audience, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Arden of Faversham | Arden | Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Deep Blue Sound | John | Clubbed Thumb, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Arms and the Man | Paul Petkoff | Gingold Theatrical Group, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Uncle Vanya | Serebryakov (Replacement) | NYC Flatiron Loft |
| 2024 | An Enemy of the People | Aslaksen | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway |
| 2024 | Franklinland | Benjamin Franklin | Ensemble Studio Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2026 | Kramer/Fauci | Larry Kramer | NYU Skirball, Off-Broadway |
| St. Ann's Warehouse, Off-Broadway |
References
- ↑ Duncan Shepherd (1998). "Henry Fool". San Diego Reader. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ↑ "Thomas Jay Ryan: Edgar Degas in "Degas and the Dancer"". Devine Entertainment Corporation. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ↑ Thomas Jay Ryan at IMDb
- ↑ BWW News Desk (November 16, 2009). "Out Magazine 'Out 100' Includes Four TEMPERAMENTALS, Gavin Creel, Neil Patrick Harris & More". Broadway World. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ↑ "The Crucible sets new first preview and opening dates" by Tom Millward, New York Theatre Guide, February 5, 2016
- ↑ "Tina Benko Stars in Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day Off-Broadway". Playbill. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ↑ Marks, Peter (July 14, 2023). "Review | In a busy New York summer, it's a Chekhov play that burns hottest". Washington Post.
External links
- Thomas Jay Ryan at IMDb
- Thomas Jay Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Thomas Jay Ryan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
- "Thomas Jay Ryan Embraces a Comfortably Unpredictable Acting Career" by Alexis Soloski, The New York Times, October 11, 2015
