Ryan Bollman

Ryan Matthew Bollman (born August 9, 1972) is an American television and film actor best known for his roles in Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992), Only the Strong (1993), and The NeverEnding Story III (1994).

Ryan Bollman
Born	Ryan Matthew Bollman (1972-08-09) August 9, 1972 (age 52) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Known for	Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice Only the Strong The NeverEnding Story III
Website	ryanbollman.com

Personal life

Bollman grew up in Sappington, Missouri.^[1][2]

Career

In 1995, Bollman portrayed Buesher in the play The Conquest of the South Pole by Manfred Karge at the Lost Studio in Los Angeles.^[3] In 2006, he portrayed Ralph Malph in the musical Happy Days by Garry Marshall at the Falcon Theater.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice	Micah	[5][6][7][8]
1993	Only the Strong	Donovan	[9]
1994	The NeverEnding Story III	Dog	[10]
1995	The Granny	Junior	[10]
1996	True Blue	Morrison Black	[11]
1999	No Vacancy	Pete	[12]
	Love Happens	Billy	[13]
	Lured Innocence	Dewey	[14]
2005	Black Dawn	Billy Raduziner	[10]
2016	$elfie Shootout	Chub	[15][16]
	Quality Problems	Lance	[17]
2018	1 Interrogation	Lester Gage	[10]
2025	A Corpse in Kensington †		[18]

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Kidsongs		Episode: "What I Want to Be"
	Highway to Heaven	Chris	Episode: "For the Love of Larry"
1987	Kids Incorporated	Jason	Episode: "You've Got the Wrong Date"
	Mama's Family	Eugene	Episode: "Child's Play"
1989–1991	Life Goes On	Lester Fitchman	4 episodes
1993	The Webbers	Jimmy Nelson	TV Movie
1995	Family Matters	Gun Salesman	Episode: "The Gun"

Accolades

Festival	Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
9th Youth in Film Awards	1987	Highway to Heaven (episode "For the Love of Harry") (NBC)	Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Drama Series	Nominated	[19]
		Webster (episode "Honor Thy Grandfather") (ABC)	Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Comedy Series	Nominated
10th Youth in Film Awards	1989	Mama's Family (NBC)	Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama, or Special	Nominated	[20]
11th Youth in Film Awards	1990	Life Goes On (ABC)	Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series	Nominated	[21]

References

1. "Admiral Benefit". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1980-06-26. p. 74. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Berger, Jerry (1992-09-27). "Selleck To Screen Movie Here To Benefit Olympic - ProQuest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ProQuest 303514794. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via ProQuest.
3. Foley, F. Kathleen (1995-10-13). "'Conquest' Studies Psyche of Despair". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
4. Oxman, Steven (2006-03-05). "Happy Days". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
5. Salem, Rob. "Mazursky's Pickle a pickle". Toronto Star. ProQuest 436852739. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via ProQuest.
6. "LITTLE FIENDS RUN AMOK IN CORN COUNTRY". The Philadelphia Inquirer. ProQuest 1839529632. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via ProQuest.
7. Ornelas, Joseph (2023-08-23), "The Worst Children of the Corn Movie Is Better Than You Think", Collider, archived from the original on 2023-09-28, retrieved 2024-01-20
8. Goodson Jr., William Wilson (December 1992). "Children of the Corn II". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
9. Lowry, Brian (1993-08-23). "Only the Strong". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
10. "Ryan Bollman". TVGuide. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
11. Rooney, David (1996-09-16). "True Blue". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
12. Hernandez, Eugene (1999-03-10). "LAIFF unveils Lineup for 5th Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
13. Eisner, Ken (1999-06-14). "Love Happens". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
14. "Lured Innocence (2000)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
15. Ziobro, Mark (2016-01-23). "$elfie Shootout (NR)". The Movie Buff. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
16. Craig, Emily (2016). "The Movie Waffler". The Movie Waffler. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
17. Purdy, Doug (2023-01-26). "Making Pilgrim for $5,000 Was a Beautiful Family Affair". MovieMaker. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
18. Brewer, Mac (2024-04-09). "Michael Madsen and Ryan Bollman cast in psychological horror 'A Corpse in Kensington'". Horror Society. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
19. "9th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
20. "10th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
21. "11th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

External links

• Official website
• Ryan Bollman at AllMovie
• Ryan Bollman at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Ryan Bollman at IMDb
• Ryan Bollman at Metacritic
• Ryan Bollman at Rotten Tomatoes