Biography
Jay Ryan, also credited early in his career as Jay Bunyan, is a New Zealand actor born in Auckland on 29 August 1981. He began acting in the late 1990s and early 2000s with roles in New Zealand productions including Scallywag Pirates (2000) and Xena: Warrior Princess, before gaining prominence in Australia.
Ryan is known for his performances as Jack Scully in the soap opera Neighbours (2002–2005), Seaman Billy 'Spider' Webb in Sea Patrol (2007–2009), Kevin in Go Girls (2009–2012) and Vincent Keller in the series Beauty and the Beast (2012–2016). He also appeared in Top of the Lake (2013) and Mary Kills People (2017–2019). His feature film breakthrough came playing adult Ben Hanscom in It Chapter Two (2019).
