Matt Ryan

Birth Name:

Matthew Ryan

Birth Place:

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Producer, Editor

Completed a BTEC Performing Arts curse at Gorseinon College and in 2003, he graduated from the Bristol Old Vic
Born to a postman turned record producer and a dance teacher
Played Gavroche in a West End production of "Les Misérables" when he was a child
Quote: "I think one thing that always fascinates me about doing period stuff is the lack of technology․"
Quote: "[on motion capture] "You find yourself becoming a kid again when you used to pick up sticks in the shape of a gun and pretend to shoot․ Suddenly you're using that part of your imagination again and it's a really interesting experience․""
In 2004, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Voiced the main character in "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag," a role he was drawn to because it was so well-rounded for a video game character
Like his character in "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag," he was born in Wales but moved to Bristol, England

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