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Acting

Jay Ryan

Career

Active from 2009 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for North of North
North of North
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jay Ryan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Showbiz
    0.0, average 1.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Supernatural Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Emotionally Heavy 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Character-Driven Ensemble 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Tough Love
Tough Love

TV show

2020s

10 titles · average score 73
The Ridge
The Ridge (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Ewan

North of North
North of North (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Alistair

Territory
Territory (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Campbell Miller

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Miles Graff

Scrublands
Scrublands (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Byron Swift

No Escape
No Escape (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Aaron

The Raid
The Raid (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

as Gallagher

Together Forever Tea
Together Forever Tea (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as Matt Slater

Creamerie
Creamerie (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Bobby O'Connor

The Furnace
The Furnace (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sergeant Shaw

2010s

8 titles · average score 68
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ben Hanscom

My Life Is Murder
My Life Is Murder (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Joe Gorman

Fighting Season
Fighting Season (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sergeant Sean ‘Speedo’ Collins

Mary Kills People
Mary Kills People (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Joel Collins / Detective Ben Wesley

Top of the Lake
Top of the Lake (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mark

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Vincent Keller

Terra Nova
Terra Nova (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Curran

Lou
Lou (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

as Cosmo

2000s

7 titles · average score 61
Go Girls
Go Girls (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Kevin

Franswa Sharl
Franswa Sharl (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sonny

Legend of the Seeker
Legend of the Seeker (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Alastair

Sea Patrol
Sea Patrol (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Billy 'Spider' Webb

You Wish!
You Wish! (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

as Charles (as Jay Bunyan)

Superfire
Superfire (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dennis

Being Eve
Being Eve (2001)

TV show · as Sam Hooper

1990s

1 title · average score 55
Young Hercules
Young Hercules (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Cadet

1980s

1 title · average score 52
Neighbours
Neighbours (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Jack Scully