American actor (born 1962)
Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962)[citation needed ] is an American actor.[ 1] 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 .[ 2]
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).[ 3]
He played pioneering gay activist Harry Hay in the initial production of the play The Temperamentals in 2009 in New York.[ 4] 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 .[ 5] In 2019 he appeared in the off-Broadway play Eureka Day .[ 6]
From August 8-25 2023, Ryan performed as Serebryakov in Uncle Vanya, a off-off broadway production in an unmarked Manhattan loft. He replaced Bill Irwin , who had performed the role earlier in the summer. [ 7]
Filmography
Film
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
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Episode: "Rat on a Cheeto"
2016
The Good Wife
Ed Janoway
Episode: "Targets"
2017
Blue Bloods
Judge Carter Metcalf
Episode: "Love Lost"
References
^ Duncan Shepherd (1998). "Henry Fool" . San Diego Reader . Retrieved May 18, 2007 .
^ "Thomas Jay Ryan: Edward 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 .
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