Ryan is an actor based out of New York City. Born in Syracuse, New York, Ryan grew up in the state's capitol region. While studying History at the University of Massachusetts: Amherst he began his acting career. After college, Ryan lived in Manhattan and then in Hollywood where he extensively studied acting techniques, most notably Meisner, Stanislavsky, and Hagen. Ryan has appeared in films such as Jamie Marks is Dead, Not Waving But Drowning, and Natural Selection, in which he won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2015 Hoboken International Film Festival.