---
name: "Katherine Ryan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/katherine-ryan"
fi1m_id: "katherine-ryan"
imdb_id: "nm1789329"
tmdb_id: 1469591
wikidata_id: "Q6376537"
roles: []
born: "30 June 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T19:58:56.050148+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."
---

# Katherine Ryan

## Identity

Katherine Ryan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/katherine-ryan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** katherine-ryan
- **IMDb ID:** nm1789329
- **TMDB ID:** 1469591
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6376537
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Ryan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6376537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789329/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1469591

Actor. Born 30 June 1983 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Born:** 30 June 1983, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2011–2013
- **Also known as:** Κάθριν Ράιαν, Katherine Louisa Ryan
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (3), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Talk 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Ryan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6376537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789329/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1469591

## Biography

Katherine Ryan is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter and actress based in the United Kingdom. Born Katherine Louisa Ryan on 30 June 1983 in Sarnia, Ontario, she holds Canadian and Irish citizenship. She studied city planning at Ryerson University in Toronto, where she began performing stand-up comedy while working at Hooters.

Ryan moved to the UK in 2008 and became a regular on British panel shows including *Mock the Week*, *Never Mind the Buzzcocks*, *Would I Lie to You?* and *8 Out of 10 Cats*. She is known for appearances on *Taskmaster* and her own stand-up specials and series such as *The Duchess* (2020), in which she also wrote and starred.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (2)

- *Count Arthur Strong* (2013), Fi1m 62, as Tourist Woman — [page](https://film.one/tv/count-arthur-strong.md)
- *Episodes* (2011), Fi1m 72, as Merc's Assistant — [page](https://film.one/tv/episodes.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Late Night Lycett* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Self - Guest — [page](https://film.one/tv/late-night-lycett.md)
- *Taskmaster* (2015), Fi1m 82, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/taskmaster.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Katherine Ryan: First Born Daughter* (2025), Writer
- *Tinsel Town* (2025), as Agent
- *Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet* (2025), series, Actor
- *Romantic Getaway* (2023), series, as Allison
- *Katherine Ryan: Missus* (2022), Writer
- *Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club* (2020), series, Actor
- *The Duchess* (2020), series, as Katherine · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply* (2019), series, Actor
- *Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room* (2019), Writer, Executive Producer
- *How'd You Get So Rich?* (2017), series, Presenter
- *Katherine Ryan: In Trouble* (2017), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Urban Myths* (2017), series, as Joan Rivers
- *Sunny D* (2016), series, as Kerry
- *Counterfeit Cat* (2016), series, as (voice)
- *Acoustic Kitty* (2015), as Agent Jones
- *The Last Resort* (2014), as Alex (voice)
- *Kevin Bridges: Live at the Commonwealth* (2014), Actor
- *Duck Quacks Don't Echo* (2014), series, Actor
- *The Dog Ate My Homework* (2014), series, Actor
- *Badults* (2013), series, as Lucy
- *Count Arthur Strong* (2013), series, as Tourist Woman — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/count-arthur-strong.md)
- *Gadget Man* (2012), series, Actor
- *Campus* (2011), series, as George Bryan
- *Episodes* (2011), series, as Merc's Assistant — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/episodes.md)

## Gallery

- ![Katherine Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/6793590/gallery-855ca7a76221.jpg) Katherine Ryan — See Li from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Katherine_Ryan_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Aerial TVC 'How to Pod' with Katherine Ryan (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/6793590/gallery-2f6abb0397e0.png) Aerial TVC 'How to Pod' with Katherine Ryan (2018) — Marcus Liversedge, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Katherine_Ryan.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Katherine Ryan (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/6793590/gallery-ed3cedc3dce9.jpg) Katherine Ryan (2013) — paul bevan from Andover, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Katherine_Ryan%2C_Scoundrels%2C_2012.jpg/1280px-Katherine_Ryan%2C_Scoundrels%2C_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![katherine ryan (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/6793590/gallery-b282460a4b61.jpg) katherine ryan (2013) — paul bevan from Winchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Katherine_Ryan_%288640264618%29.jpg/1280px-Katherine_Ryan_%288640264618%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Katherine Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/6793590/gallery-8dfa4d0a50f9.jpg) Katherine Ryan — Image via TMDB
- ![Katherine Ryan](https://film.one/media/person/6793590/gallery-c507ea6843a4.jpg) Katherine Ryan — Image via TMDB
- ![katherine ryan (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/6793590/gallery-53e07e16a2cd.jpg) katherine ryan (2013) — paul bevan from Winchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Katherine_Ryan_%288639171237%29.jpg/1280px-Katherine_Ryan_%288639171237%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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