Matt Ryan (actor)
Welsh actor (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matthew Darren Evans (born 11 April 1981),[1] known professionally as Matt Ryan, is a Welsh actor. He is known for portraying Edward Kenway in the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, John Constantine in NBC's Constantine and The CW's Arrowverse, as well as voicing the character in the DC Animated Movie Universe and its spin-off web series Constantine: City of Demons.
Matt Ryan | |
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Ryan at Wales Comic-Con Homecoming Wrexham 2022 | |
| Born | Matthew Darren Evans 11 April 1981 Swansea, Wales |
| Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Early life
Ryan was born in Swansea, Wales as Matthew Darren Evans, the son of Steve and Maria Evans.[2] He attended Penyrheol Comprehensive School before moving on to Gorseinon College,[2] where he completed a BTEC Performing Arts course. He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic[2] in 2003 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2004.[3]
Career
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Perspective
When he was 10,[4] Ryan appeared as Gavroche in the West End production of Les Misérables. He played Mick Rawson on the CBS series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, a character that had been introduced in the Criminal Minds episode "The Fight".[1]
He performed the voice and motion capture of Edward Kenway in Ubisoft Montreal's video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.[5][6][7] In February 2014, it was announced that Ryan was cast as John Constantine in NBC's pilot for Constantine,[8] starring in all 13 episodes of the series' only season. He reprised his role in a crossover episode of The CW's Arrow,[9] as well as the 2017 animated film Justice League Dark.[10][11] On 8 January 2017, The CW announced an animated series of Constantine: City of Demons on the CW Seed app with Ryan confirmed to reprise the character.[12] Ryan later reprised the role in Legends of Tomorrow, initially several episodes of the third season,[13][14] before he was promoted to series regular for the fourth season.[15]
In the 2015 production of Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Thérèse Raquin at the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 he played Laurent opposite Keira Knightley, Judith Light, and Gabriel Ebert.[3][16]
In August 2017, he appeared on stage at the Donmar Warehouse in the play Knives in Hens by David Harrower and directed by Yaël Farber.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pocket Money | Johnny | Short film |
| 2004 | Layer Cake | Junkie 2 | |
| 2007 | Blood Monkey | Seth | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Gerry | |
| 2011 | Flypaper | Rupert Gates | |
| 2013 | Armistice | Edward Sterling | |
| 2014 | Heart of Lightness | Stranger | |
| 500 Miles North | John Hogg | ||
| 2015 | John Con Noir | John Constantine (voice) | Short film |
| 2016 | Away | Dex | |
| 2017 | Justice League Dark | John Constantine (voice) | |
| 2018 | Constantine: City of Demons – The Movie | John Constantine / Constantine Demons (voice) | |
| 2020 | Adverse | Jake | |
| Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | John Constantine (voice) | ||
| 2022 | Constantine: The House of Mystery | Short film | |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nuts and Bolts | Gilly | |
| 2004 | Mine All Mine | Tonker | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Richard Pace | 3 episodes |
| Consenting Adults | Charley Bullard | Television film | |
| 2008 | Torchwood | Dale | Episode: "Meat" |
| HolbyBlue | Frankie | Season 2, episode 7 | |
| 2009 | Wild Decembers | Bugler | Television film |
| Collision | Dave Brown | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Mick Rawson | Episode: "The Fight" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | ||
| 2014–2015 | Constantine | John Constantine | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Arrow | Episode: "Haunted" | |
| 2017 | The Halcyon | Joe O'Hara | Main role; 8 episodes[17] |
| 2017–2022 | Legends of Tomorrow | John Constantine | Recurring role (season 3);[18] main role (season 4–season 6); 47 episodes |
| Gwyn Davies | Main role (season 7); 9 episodes | ||
| 2018–2019 | Constantine: City of Demons | John Constantine / Constantine Demons (voice) | Web series; main role |
| 2019 | Batwoman | John Constantine | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two"[19] |
| The Flash | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three" | ||
| 2022 | Harley Quinn | Episode: "It's a Swamp Thing"; voice role | |
Theatre
| Play | Year | Role | Theatre | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Change | 2008 | Gerard | Donmar Warehouse | Peter Gill |
| Hamlet | 2009 | Horatio | Donmar production at the Wyndham's Theatre | Michael Grandage |
| Look Back in Anger | 2012 | Cliff | Royal Court Theatre | Polly Stenham |
| The Tempest | Caliban | Theatre Royal, Bath | Adrian Noble | |
| Henry V | 2014 | Fluellen | Noël Coward Theatre | Michael Grandage |
| Therese Raquin | 2015 | Laurent | Roundabout Theatre, Broadway | Evan Cabnet |
| Knives in Hens | 2017 | Gilbert | Donmar Warehouse | Yaël Farber |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Edward Kenway | Voice and motion capture |
References
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