Biography
Colton Ryan (born 10 June 1995) is an American actor and singer from Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated with a BFA from Baldwin Wallace University and made his professional stage debut in 2015.
On Broadway he understudied the role of Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen (2016–2017) and later originated Gene Laine in Girl from the North Country and Jim Doyle in New York, New York, earning a Tony Award nomination for the latter. He also appeared in the Off-Broadway musical Alice by Heart.
Ryan reprised Connor Murphy in the 2021 film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. His other screen credits include Uncle Frank (2020), the series Little Voice (2020) as Samuel and The Girl from Plainville (2022) as Conrad Roy, and the role of Zachary in the 2026 film The Debut.
