Career

Under his birthname of Jay Bunyan, he appeared as "Glen" in the "Scallywag Pirates" (2000) and had a minor role in Xena: Warrior Princess. He is known for his portrayal of Jack Scully in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from late 2002 until January 2005. He reportedly turned down a major role in a Canadian action movie to play the part.

When auditioning for roles in Los Angeles, it was suggested that Ryan change his name. It was felt that "Bunyan" sounded too similar to bunion. From 2007 to 2009, Ryan played Seaman William "Billy" Webb aka Spider in the popular Australian drama, Sea Patrol.

From a theatre background Ryan has shared the stage with the likes of John Cleese and toured internationally with The Packer, an acclaimed solo show written by NZ/Niuean playwright Dianna Fuemana.

From 2009 to 2012, Ryan played Kevin in the New Zealand comedy/drama series Go Girls. In 2011, he joined the cast of the Australian comedy/drama series Offspring. Also in 2011, Ryan guest starred on the American science fiction series Terra Nova, playing a murderer. For this role, Ryan utilized an American accent.

In 2012, Ryan was cast as the male lead in the CW's Beauty & the Beast pilot. The CW officially announced the series at the May 2012 Up Fronts in New York.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Superfire	Dennis	Television movie
2003	You Wish!	Charles	Television movie
2008	Mockingbird	Joel	Short film
2008	Bleeders	Finn	Short film
2009	Franswa Sharl	Sonny	Short film
2010	Lou	Cosmo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Young Hercules	Cadet	"Keeping Up with the Jasons" (S01E08)
1999	Xena: Warrior Princess	Zortis	"Fallen Angel" (S05E01)
2002	The Tribe		Season 4 Episodes 38, 39
2002	Being Eve	Sam Hooper	Series regular (Season 2); 13 episodes
2002-2005	Neighbours	Jack Scully	Main role: November 13, 2002 - January 11, 2005; 176 episodes
2005	Interrogation	Police Constable Dean Salmon	Guest role; 3 episodes
2007-2009	Sea Patrol	Seaman Billy "Spider" Webb	Main role: 39 episodes
2009-2012	Go Girls	Kevin	Main role (Seasons 1-4): 46 episodes
2010	Legend of the Seeker	Alastair	"Eternity" (S02E20)
2011	Offspring	Fraser King	"The Return" (S02E01) "Baby Bumps" (S02E02) Dates, Decisions & Divorces" (S02E03) "Together, We Are One" (S02E04) "The Way You Are" (S02E05) "Behind Closed Doors" (S02E06)
2011	Terra Nova	Curran	"Bylaw" (S01E06) "Proof" (S01E08) "Within" (S01E11)
2012-2016	Beauty & the Beast	Vincent Keller	Main role
2013	Top of the Lake	Mark Mitcham	Miniseries; 6 episodes

Personal life

Ryan and Dianna Fuemana, welcomed a daughter, Eve, in March 2013.

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Result
2003	Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent	Neighbours	Nominated
2014	Equity Ensemble Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie	Top of the Lake	Won

[ Source: Wikipedia ]