Portrait of James Ryan

Acting

James Ryan

Career

Active from 1976 to 2008, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score42/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
GoodWatch score57/100

Characters

1

The characters James Ryan played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Ryan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.7, average 5.3
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.8, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts Action 2
  • Over-the-Top 2
  • Erotic Thriller 2
  • Psychological Manipulation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

5 titles · average score 55
Marooned
Marooned (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

Editor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

Stunts

Bullet to the Head
Bullet to the Head (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

Stunts

I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four (2011)
GoodWatch score 45

Stunts

Predators
Predators (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

Stunts

2000s

11 titles · average score 45
Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation
Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Southland Tales
Southland Tales (2007)
GoodWatch score 48

Stunts

School of Surrender
School of Surrender (2005)

Writer

Run with Fear
Run with Fear (2005)

Writer

Bound Cargo
Bound Cargo (2003)
GoodWatch score 32

Writer

The Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

Stunts

xXx
xXx (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

Utility Stunts

The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

Stunts

The Young Girl and the Monsoon
The Young Girl and the Monsoon (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

Exit Wounds
Exit Wounds (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

Utility Stunts

Lucky Numbers
Lucky Numbers (2000)
GoodWatch score 38

Stunts

1990s

22 titles · average score 48
End of Days
End of Days (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

Stunts

Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

Stunts

Stigmata
Stigmata (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

Utility Stunts

The X-Files
The X-Files (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

Stunts

Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

Stunts

A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
GoodWatch score 40

Stunts

Anaconda
Anaconda (1997)
GoodWatch score 42

Stunts

I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

Stunts

Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

Stunts

Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1995)

TV show · as Edgar Allan Poe

The Redemption: Kickboxer 5
The Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (1995)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mr. Negaal

Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line (1990)
GoodWatch score 45

Associate Producer, Story

1980s

7 titles · average score 47
Space Mutiny
Space Mutiny (1988)
GoodWatch score 20

as MacPhearson

Rage to Kill
Rage to Kill (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Blaine Striker

Code Name Vengeance
Code Name Vengeance (1987)

as Tabrak

Five Corners
Five Corners (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

as Policeman

Falling in Love
Falling in Love (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cashier

Niemand weint für immer
Niemand weint für immer (1984)

as Nico

Kill and Kill Again
Kill and Kill Again (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Steve Chase

1970s

2 titles · average score 42
Kill or Be Killed
Kill or Be Killed (1976)
GoodWatch score 42

as Steve Hunt

The Virgin Goddess
The Virgin Goddess (1974)

as Eric (as Jeff du Preez)