Kevin Ryan Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an award at the 2009 Boston International Film Festival for his short film "Laredo․"
• Used the Stanislavski system to train as a method actor
• As his family members are eighth-generation stonecutters, he apprenticed to take up the family trade but turned to the arts instead
• Started his career in entertainment as a professional dancer
• One of his most prominent television roles is that of Detective Francis Maguire in the BBC drama "Copper․"
• His first role in a major American film, "Tripping Tommy," required extensive improvisation
• Was voted one of Social & Personal's sexiest Irish men two years in a row