John Saint Ryan
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Occupation(s)Actor, equestrian
Years active1983–present
Websitejohnsaintryan.com

John Saint Ryan (born 1953) is an English actor, horse trainer and equestrian. He has appeared in supporting roles in film and television. His more memorable characters include Fergus in the 1997 Fox television series Roar and Myles Standish in Disney's 1994 adventure drama film Squanto: A Warrior's Tale.

Early life

Born John Barker in Burnley, Lancashire, he attended Rosehill Junior School and later became a bookseller and martial arts teacher in the town.[1] He ran and instructed a Muay Thai gym in Preston called fighting fit prior to getting a role as a stunt double for Sean Connery on the film set 'The Medicine Man'

Career

Ryan made his acting debut in 1983 in G.B.H. and soon landed a small role in the hit British soap opera Emmerdale (then known as Emmerdale Farm) as Jameson. Ryan appeared in theatre productions of Far from the Madding Crowd and A Streetcar Named Desire, and in supporting roles in films and television series including Coronation Street (as Charlie Whelan), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, General Hospital, Murder, She Wrote, Cybill, and the made-for-TV movie The Heidi Chronicles. Ryan also played the main antagonist Cyborg in American Cyborg: Steel Warrior.

Ryan moved to California in the early 1990s. He owns and operates the Red Rose Ranch, a working horse and cattle ranch near Inyokern, California, where he raises, boards, and sells horses. He trains horses and riders in both dressage and western riding; Ryan's specialty is the doma vaquera style of western riding, a Spanish form of competitive Western pleasure riding. He has won multiple national and international titles in the sport, and he has written books and produced videos on the doma vaquera style.

Personal life

Saint Ryan married Joyce and has three sons. One of them, Samuel Barker (born 1980), is a lighting director and has won Emmy Awards for his work on The Voice (American TV series).[2] Saint Ryan is a keen supporter of Burnley Football Club.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Target Eve Island Colonel Mitri Petrovich
1983 G.B.H. Big Nick Rafferty
1986 Gunpowder Platoon Commander
1986 Into the Darkness Jeff Conti Also writer
1991 Cover Up Mini Barman
1991 Delta Force 3: The Killing Game Sergei
1992 The Eye of Satan Camille Muhamed
1992 The Assassinator Chris McCall Also writer and producer
1993 American Cyborg: Steel Warrior Cyborg
1993 CIA II: Target Alexa Ralph Straker
1994 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale Myles Standish
1996 The Sweeper Richman
2009 The Butcher Illegal Surgeon
2019 Out of the Wild Tom Essex

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Scene Policeman Episode: "Too Nice by Half!"
1986 MacGyver Eddie Episode: "The Assassin"
1986 The Twilight Zone William Episode: "The Storyteller"
1987 Emmerdale C.S.M. Jameson 2 episodes
1987 A Small Problem Policeman Episode: "We'll Meet Again. Don't Know

Where. Don't Know When"

1987 Floodtide Capt. Gibson 3 episodes
1987–1993 Coronation Street Charlie Whelan 60 episodes
1988 Wipe Out Jean-Marie Leletton 3 episodes
1989 Screen Two Nightclub Manager Episode: "Angel Voices"
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Mister Max Episode: "Austria, March 1917"
1993 SeaQuest DSV Captain Finius Wideman Episode: "Knight of Shadows"
1995 The Heidi Chronicles Nick Television film
1995 No Greater Love Titanic Officer
1995 Murder, She Wrote Jack Conroy 2 episodes
1995 Babylon 5 Troublemaker Episode: "A Day in the Strife"
1995 M.A.N.T.I.S. Druid Episode: "Ancestral Evil"
1995, 1996 Gargoyles King Arthur 2 episodes
1996–1997 EZ Streets Bo 6 episodes
1997 L.A. Heat Yuri Episode: "For Whom the Bullet Tolls"
1997 Dark Skies Colonel Dimitri Mironov Episode: "Strangers in the Night"
1997 Cybill Ryan Episode: "Show Me the Minnie"
1997 Roar Fergus 13 episodes
1998 Players Martin Daggett Episode: "Wrath of Con"
1999 Crusade Technomage Episode: "The Memory of War"
2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Colonel George Haviland Episode: "Superstar"
2001 The Agency SAS Leader Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Revolution Bandit #2

References

  1. 1 2 "Hollywood actor flies flag for Burnley FC". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Chris Adams (23 September 2013). "East Lancashire man scoops Emmy for lighting up US TV show". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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