---
name: "Jay Ryan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jay-ryan"
fi1m_id: "jay-ryan"
imdb_id: "nm1216008"
tmdb_id: 223901
wikidata_id: "Q553365"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 August 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T15:10:12.776958+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jay Ryan

## Identity

Jay Ryan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jay-ryan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jay-ryan
- **IMDb ID:** nm1216008
- **TMDB ID:** 223901
- **Wikidata ID:** Q553365
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Ryan_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553365, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1216008/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/223901

Actor. Born 29 August 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 August 1981, Auckland, New Zealand
- **Active:** 2013–2019
- **Also known as:** Jay Bunyan
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Ryan_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553365, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1216008/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/223901

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*It Chapter Two*](https://film.one/film/it-chapter-two.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## 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).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *It Chapter Two* (2019), Fi1m 55, as Ben Hanscom — [page](https://film.one/film/it-chapter-two.md)
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Mark — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Ridge* (2025), series, as Ewan
- *North of North* (2025), series, as Alistair
- *Territory* (2024), series, as Campbell Miller
- *Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent* (2024), series, as Miles Graff
- *Scrublands* (2023), series, as Byron Swift
- *No Escape* (2023), series, as Aaron
- *The Raid* (2022), as Gallagher
- *Together Forever Tea* (2021), as Matt Slater
- *Creamerie* (2021), series, as Bobby O'Connor
- *The Furnace* (2020), as Sergeant Shaw
- *It Chapter Two* (2019), as Ben Hanscom — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/it-chapter-two.md)
- *My Life Is Murder* (2019), series, as Joe Gorman
- *Fighting Season* (2018), series, as Sergeant Sean ‘Speedo’ Collins
- *Mary Kills People* (2017), series, as Joel Collins / Detective Ben Wesley
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), series, as Mark — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)
- *Beauty and the Beast* (2012), series, as Vincent Keller
- *Terra Nova* (2011), series, as Curran
- *Lou* (2010), as Cosmo
- *Go Girls* (2009), series, as Kevin
- *Franswa Sharl* (2009), as Sonny
- *Legend of the Seeker* (2008), series, as Alastair
- *Sea Patrol* (2007), series, as Billy 'Spider' Webb
- *You Wish!* (2003), as Charles (as Jay Bunyan)
- *Superfire* (2002), as Dennis
- *Being Eve* (2001), series, as Sam Hooper
- *Young Hercules* (1998), series, as Cadet
- *Neighbours* (1985), series, as Jack Scully
- *Tough Love*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Jay Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-25723c42109c.jpg) Jay Ryan — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Jay_Ryan_Comic-Con_2012.jpg/1280px-Jay_Ryan_Comic-Con_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![DSC_5883 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-b7e8800f01b7.jpg) DSC_5883 (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/DSC_5883_%287588228164%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5883_%287588228164%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![DSC_5905 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-c7388a776671.jpg) DSC_5905 (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/DSC_5905_%287588267180%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5905_%287588267180%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![DSC_5906 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-a7c245862175.jpg) DSC_5906 (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/DSC_5906_%287588281084%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5906_%287588281084%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jay Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-3c204ae90a36.jpg) Jay Ryan — Image via TMDB
- ![Jay Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-9c449c1eeb5b.jpg) Jay Ryan — Image via TMDB
- ![Jay Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-dbf0bc076d33.jpg) Jay Ryan — Image via TMDB
- ![DSC_5909 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-c3c9cc7f3510.jpg) DSC_5909 (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/DSC_5909_%287588296526%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5909_%287588296526%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![DSC_5920 (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-34981e6b1104.jpg) DSC_5920 (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/DSC_5920_%287590500198%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5920_%287590500198%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jay Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-8d64690038e4.jpg) Jay Ryan — Image via TMDB
- ![Jay Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-329d65a8d92c.jpg) Jay Ryan — Image via TMDB
- ![Jay Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/975163/gallery-e13d9252a3d8.jpg) Jay Ryan — Image via TMDB

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