Clarence Ryan
Other namesClarence John Ryan
OccupationActor
Years active2006 - Present

Clarence Ryan is a critically acclaimed Australian actor who has been acting since he was 14.[1][2] For his performance in September he was nominated for 2008 AFI Award for Best Young Actor[3] and for his performance in Mystery Road: Origin he was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actor.[4][5]

Ryan played the lead role in Wrong Kind of Black,[6] was a co-lead in September[7] and featured in a segment of We Are Still Here.[8] He played a lead in Lockie Leonard,[9] as well as in KGB an Australian comedy series following two rookie detectives through Perth,[10] appeared in the second season of Cleverman[11] and in the third series of Mystery Road.[12] He is the nephew of Trevor Jamieson, something that they discovered while filming Lockie Leonard.[13]

Other featured roles include the film Blueback (film),[14] the historical documentary Yagan[15][16] and the 2014 stage production of King Hit [17][18][19] which follows the life of Geoffrey Narkle, an Aboriginal man and a member of the Stolen Generations, and his boxing career during reflecting on culture, identity, and finding strength.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären Bataa
2007 September Paddy Nominated for Best Young Actor in 2008 AFI Awards
2013 Yagan Yagan Documentary
2017 OtherLife Byron Finbar
2018 The Decadent and Depraved Coen
2019 Dark Place Blackfella
2020 Moon Rock for Monday Johnny
2022 We Are Still Here Ken
2022 Blueback Briggs
2023 He Ain't Heavy TBA Post-Production
2023 The Moogai Ray Boy Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007-2010 Lockie Leonard Egg
2009 Stormworld Llargh 1 episode
2010 Dead Gorgeous Tom Kelly 4 episodes
2013 Serangoon Road Young Robbo 1 episode
2014 Anzac Girls Private Billy Tinker 3 episodes
2015 The Secret River Greybeard's Warrior #1 2 episodes
2017 Cleverman Jarli 6 episodes
2017 Wolf Creek Patrick 1 episode
2018 Wrong Kind of Black Monty Pryor Miniseries
2018 Wanted Hamish 5 episodes
2019 KGB Jack
2019 Single Ladies Mike the Bartender 1 episode
2020 Stateless Sully Miniseries
2022 Mystery Road: Origin Sputty Nominated Most Outstanding Supporting Actor 2023 Logie Awards

Short films

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Bourke Boy Russell
2014 Rat Tale Brock
2014 Wongi Warrior Jim
2014 One Fine Day Man
2015 The Tender Dark Joey
2016 We Were Here Stranger
2016 Ghost Yawang
2017 Dirt Tin Sam
2017 Blight Criminal
2017 Leroy's Dream Leroy
2017 Nobody's Child Boxer
2019 Between Two Lines Burt
2019 Jadai- The Broome Brawler Jadai
2021 Good Night Man

Stage

Year Title Role Production Company Notes
2015 King Hit Geoffrey Narkle Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company Won Best Newcomer and Nominated Best Actor at Performing Arts of Western Australia Awards


References

  1. ↑ "PARTNER GALLERY". GALACTIC BABY. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ CGA RISING STAR 2021 • CLARENCE RYAN, retrieved 26 September 2023
  3. ↑ French, Lisa; Poole, Mark (2009). Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute. Australian Teachers of Media. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-876467-20-3.
  4. ↑ Vrajlal, Alicia. "Women Of Colour & First Nations People Are Finally Getting The Logies Recognition They Deserve". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Vivienne (19 June 2023), "Logie Awards 2023: Full List of Nominees Revealed", Variety
  6. ↑ Latimore, Jack (5 August 2018), "Wrong Kind of Black: Boori Monty Pryor's quirky web series a return to 70s Australia", The Guardian
  7. ↑ Lowing, Rob (2 December 2007), "A delicate tale to savour of youth at crossroads - Reviews", The Sun Herald
  8. ↑ Stratton, David (18 February 2023), "Brief encounters just a taste", The Australian
  9. ↑ Laurie, Victoria (16 June 2007), "Puberty blonde", The Australian
  10. ↑ Knowles, Rachel (2 April 2020). "Hilarious and heartfelt: the searing new series from the Perth suburbs". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Scronin (29 June 2017), "Cleverman in a battle for survival", Sunshine Coast Daily
  12. ↑ Northover, Kylie (30 June 2022), "Five stars: ABC's new Mystery Road crime series is as cinematic as TV gets", The Sydney Morning Herald
  13. ↑ "WA actor and Flickerfest star Trevor Jamieson on the unique power of storytelling". X-Press Magazine - Entertainment in Perth. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (21 January 2023), "'Blueback' Review: Mia Wasikowska and Radha Mitchell Lead an Aussie Drama Built on Inter-Species Friendship", Variety
  15. ↑ "Yagan brought to life", Fremantle-Cockburn Gazette, 27 November 2012
  16. ↑ Prior, Flip (27 April 2012), "Documentary marks life of Noongar warrior", The West Australian
  17. ↑ MacNaughton, Tanya (2 September 2014), "Actor packs a punch", Guardian Express
  18. ↑ "King Hit packs a punch". The West Australian. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  19. ↑ King Hit | Interview with Clarence Ryan, retrieved 26 September 2023
  20. ↑ Austlit. "King Hit | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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