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Jay Ryan

1981 - Today

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Jay Ryan (born Jay Bunyan; 29 August 1981) is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his roles as Jack Scully in Neighbours (2002–2005), Seaman Billy 'Spider' Webb in Sea Patrol (2007–2009), Kevin in Go Girls (2009–2012), Vincent Keller in Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016), Detective Ben Wesley in Mary Kills People (2017–2019) and Bobby in Creamerie (2021–2023). Ryan made his feature film breakthrough playing adult Ben Hanscom in It Chapter Two (2019), a sequel to the 2017 horror film It, based on the 1986 novel of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Ryan is the 11,632nd most popular actor (down from 10,452nd in 2024), the 186th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 156th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular New Zealander Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jay Ryan ranks 11,632 out of 13,578. Before him are Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Josh McDermitt, Jacob Pitts, Lolita Chammah, Regina Lund, and Sophie Guillemin. After him are Philip Winchester, Ty Olsson, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Blake Michael, Stephanie Romanov, and Jennifer Stone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Jay Ryan ranks 746. Before him are Natalia Jiménez, Olivier Deschacht, Wilton Sampaio, Marcel Hossa, Jonathan Santana, and Li Xiaopeng. After him are Philip Winchester, Pieter Weening, Tommy Karevik, Ashley Roberts, Elisabeth Görgl, and Souleymane Youla.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Jay Ryan ranks 186 out of 303. Before him are Kimbra (1990), Bevan Docherty (1977), Richie McCaw (1980), Aaron Jeffery (1970), Rena Owen (1962), and Mark Paston (1976). After him are Robert Whittaker (1990), Sala Baker (1976), Julian Dean (1975), Anna Hutchison (1986), Russell Coutts (1962), and Michael McGlinchey (1987).

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Among ACTORS In New Zealand

Among actors born in New Zealand, Jay Ryan ranks 33. Before him are Dean O'Gorman (1976), Anna Sawai (1992), Sarah McLeod (1971), Gina Bellman (1966), Aaron Jeffery (1970), and Rena Owen (1962). After him are Sala Baker (1976), Anna Hutchison (1986), Rebecca Gibney (1964), Grant Bowler (1968), Kerry Bishé (1984), and Rhys Darby (1974).

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