Ryan Johnson (actor)
Ryan Johnson | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Children | 1 |
Ryan Johnson (born 1979) is an Australian actor.
Early life[edit]
Johnson attended Somerset College on the Gold Coast, and graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 1999.[1]
Career[edit]
He made his acting debut in 2000 featuring in performances on stage, television and film. His film credits include City Loop (2000), The Wannabes (2003),[1] Thunderstruck (2004),[1] All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007),[1] Monkey Puzzle (2008),[1] Jucy (2010) and Guardians of the Tomb (2018). He appeared in his first major television role in the short-lived Head Start in 2001, followed by roles in successful Australian drama series, including All Saints,[1] The Secret Life of Us,[1] Underbelly,[1] Sea Patrol, Rake, Love Child and House Husbands. In 2007, he guested in an episode of CSI: New York.[1]
In October 2011, it was announced Johnson had joined the main cast of US drama Fairly Legal for its second season, as trial attorney Ben Grogan.[2] The series was cancelled at the end of the season due to low ratings.[3]
For five seasons, Johnson played Matt Knight in the drama series Doctor Doctor (2016–2021).[4] For his performance, he earned a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2017.[5]
Johnson played Paulie Rosetta, brother of Angelo Rosetta (Luke Jacobz), in the television soap opera Home and Away in 2010.[6] In April 2022, he rejoined the cast as wealthy gambler and villain Peter "PK" King.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Johnson lives with his wife Leah Da Gloria, a fashion designer, and has one child, a daughter, with tv writer, Tamara Asmar.[7][8]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | All Saints | Nick Patterson | "Food for Thought" (S3E12) |
| Beastmaster | Reon | "Heart Like a Lion" (S2E9) | |
| 2001 | Head Start | Kyle Richter | Season 1, all 40 episodes |
| 2002 | Dossa and Joe | Bobby Bailey | Season 1, all 6 episodes |
| Young Lions | Alex Brooks | "Boy School Bullies" (S2E5) | |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Jared 'Mungo' Muntz | Season 2, Episodes 2 & 17 |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Us | Zelko Milanovic | Season 4, 10 episodes |
| 2007 | All Saints | Conrad Hagan | "Back on Track" (S10E7) |
| CSI: NY | Bob Smith | "What Schemes May Come" (S3E20) | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Rocco Arico | Season 1, Episodes 4-6 |
| Out of the Blue | Ian 'Stavva' Jones | 79 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Chaser's War on Everything | Marco | "The Chaser's Waster of Taxpayer's Money" (S3E3) |
| 2009 | All Saints | Jake | "The Two of Us" (S12E35) |
| 2009 | My Place | PC Moroney | "1938 Colum" (S1E8) |
| 2010 | Satisfaction | Steve | Season 3, Episodes 6 & 7 |
| Sea Patrol | Darryl | "Rawhide" (S4E10) | |
| Home and Away | Paulie Rosetta | ||
| Rake | Marty | "R vs Marx" (S1E2) | |
| 2011 | Laid | Dave | Season 1, Episodes 1 & 6 |
| SLiDE | Rob | Season 1, Episode 4 | |
| 2011–15 | One Step Closer to Home | Paul 'Pauly' Shaw | Web series; Seasons 1–2, all 19 episodes |
| 2012 | Dance Academy | Dr Dave | Season 3, Episodes 12 & 13 |
| Fairly Legal | Ben Grogan | Season 2, 13 episodes | |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Michael Gorman | "Keeping Up Appearances" (S1E11) |
| 2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Gary Morris | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Love Child | Phillip Paige | Season 1,,5 episodes |
| 2014 | House Husbands | Will Stevens | Season 3, 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Hiding | Ash Adamo | Season 1, 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Ready for This | Dave | "Shadow Boxing" (S1E4) |
| 2016–21 | Doctor Doctor | Matt Knight | Seasons 1–5, all 48 episodes |
| 2016 | Rake | Raymond | Season 4, Episodes 2 & 3 |
| 2016 | Brock | Tim 'Plastic' Pemberton | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Kiki and Kitty | Brandon | Web series; Season 1, 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Operation Buffalo | Agent Martin | Season 1, 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Upright | Tocca (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2021-23 | Bump | Tim | 9 episodes |
| 2022 | Home and Away | PK | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | The Claremont Murders | Bradley Robert Edwards | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nowhere to Land | Chad | TV movie |
| 2000 | City Loop | Misha | Feature film |
| 2001 | Jet Set | Young Tourist | Short film |
| 2002 | Stuffed Bunny | Marcus | Short film[9] |
| 2002 | The Junction Boys | Mike Hess | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Wannabes | Hammer | Feature film |
| 2003 | Ned | Henchman Shanahan | Feature film |
| 2004 | Thunderstruck | Lloyd | Feature film |
| 2004 | Book Em | Warren | Short film[10] |
| 2004 | Kevin Needs to Make New Friends: Because Everyone Hates Him for Some Reason | Stewart | Short film |
| 2005 | Europe | European man | Short film[11] |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Chad | Feature film |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Waiter | Feature film |
| 2007 | All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane | Tyson | Feature film |
| 2007 | Fallers | Kenneth | Short film |
| 2008 | Monkey Puzzle | Dylan | Feature film |
| 2010 | Jucy | Alex | Feature film |
| 2010 | Nic & Shauna | Nicholai | Short film |
| 2011 | Family Values | Tom | Short film |
| 2012 | Gull | Teddy | Short film |
| 2012 | Two Flies | Ryan | TV movie |
| 2014 | Carlotta | Peter | TV movie |
| 2016 | Perry | Ben | Short film |
| 2018 | Concern for Welfare | Sambo | Short film |
| 2018 | Enter the Wild | Dylan | |
| 2018 | Guardians of the Tomb | Ethan | Feature film |
| 2022 | How to Please a Woman | Anthony | Feature film |
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Ray Dooley | Bridge Theatre Coniston, Playhouse Canberra with Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney[12] |
| 2004 | Men, by Brendan Cowell | Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh[13] | |
| 2005 | Ninja, by Tamara Asmar | As Director | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney[14] |
| 2007 | Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train | Angel Cruz | Belvoir Street Downstairs, Sydney[15] |
| 2008 | Rabbit | Tom | Wharf 1 Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company[16] |
| 2009 | The Lonesome West | Father Welsh | Belvoir Street Downstairs, Sydney[17] |
| 2016 | 80 Minutes No Interval | Louis | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney[18] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Yallamas, Lisa (5 March 2008). "Brissie bloke Ryan Johnson works his tail off". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (28 October 2011). "Ryan Johnson Joins USA Drama 'Fairly Legal' As New Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (1 November 2012). "USA's 'Fairly Legal' Cancelled, 'Burn Notice' Nears 13-Episode Seventh-Season Renewal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Gavin, Rachael (30 April 2021). "Why Doctor Doctor Season 5 helped Ryan Johnson get through lockdown". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (26 March 2017). "Logie Awards 2017: nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b Harvey, Kerry (19 May 2022). "Home And Away star gambles on shedding his nice guy image". Stuff. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Lacey, Stephen (4 August 2017). "Ryan Johnson on writer wife Tamara Asmar: 'She's never written me a sex scene'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Doctor Doctor star Ryan Johnson's sweet tribute to daughter". New Idea. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Stuffed Bunny (2002)". ryanjohnsonactor.info. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Book Em (2004)". ryanjohnsonactor.info. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Europe (2005)". ryanjohnsonactor.info. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh. Sydney Theatre Company at The Playhouse". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Ryan Johnson". app.showcase.com.au. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Brendan Doyle (19 January 2005). "Two small boys, one big dream". Green Left Weekly.
- ^ Bryce Hallett (20 September 2007). "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Barry, Helen (15 December 2008). "Rabbit Sydney Theatre Company". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Jason Blake (24 August 2009). "The Lonesome West". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Bryant, Sarah (9 March 2016). "Five Minutes with Ryan Johnson from 80 Minutes No Interval". thebrag.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Ryan Johnson at IMDb