Ryan Eggold
Quick Facts
Biography
Ryan James Eggold (born August 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for playing Ryan Matthews on the CW teen drama series 90210 and Tom Keen on the NBC crime drama series The Blacklist and its short-lived spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption.
Personal life
Eggold was born in Lakewood, California, the son of Karen (née Benik) and James Frederick Eggold. Eggold graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the University of Southern California's theater arts department in 2006.
In 2006, Eggold made his professional television debut by way of a guest appearance on the show Related. He made his film debut the same year in the short film Con: The Corruption of Helm. Besides his success as an actor, Eggold writes music, plays guitar and piano, and sings in the band Eleanor Avenue.
Career
Eggold had recurring roles on CBS's The Young and the Restless, HBO's Entourage, Cartoon Network's Out of Jimmy's Head, ABC's Brothers & Sisters, and the UPN/CW series Veronica Mars, before obtaining his first series regular role on the FX's Dirt.
In addition to his work in television, Eggold made his professional stage debut in the 2006 Ahmanson Theatre/Center Theatre Group production Dead End, directed by Nick Martin, and has since appeared in productions of Leipzig, the LA Weekly Theater Award-winning production of Marat/Sade, and an original production titled Amy and Elliot which he wrote, directed, and starred in at the Stella Adler Theatre with Alexandra Breckenridge.
Eggold portrayed English teacher Ryan Matthews in 90210, the CW spin-off of FOX's Beverly Hills, 90210, despite the fact that he is less than one year older than several of the other actors who played his students. In January 2012, he played Mischa Barton's love interest in Mark Edwin Robinson's supernatural romance thriller Into the Dark. Since the fall of 2013, he has regularly appeared as Tom Keen, a main character on NBC's hit drama The Blacklist. In January 2015, Eggold appeared on the History Channel's three-night miniseries Sons of Liberty as Dr. Joseph Warren, a friend of Sam Adams and Paul Revere.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Con: The Corruption of Shawn Helm | Shawn Helm | Short film |
2008 | Bloom | Doug | Short film |
2010 | First Dates | Tom | Direct-to-DVD |
2011 | Driving by Braille | Xander West | |
2011 | Queen | Nikki Holiday | Short film |
2011 | Trophy Kids | Max | |
2011 | Sironia | Mason Jones | |
2012 | Into the Dark | Adam Hunt | |
2013 | B-Side | Mike Zumsteg | |
2013 | Scent of a Woman | Dan | Short film |
2013 | Lucky Them | Lucas Stone | |
2013 | Beside Still Waters | Daniel | |
2014 | Single Moms Club, TheThe Single Moms Club | Peter | |
2014 | Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them, TheThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Guy from club | |
2015 | Fathers and Daughters | John | |
2015 | Battle Scars | Nicky Stephens | In post-production |
2016 | Lovesong | Leif | |
2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Writer, director and producer |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Related | Lloyd | Episode: "The Cape" |
2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Randy Stewart | Episode: "Family Portrait" |
2006 | Veronica Mars | Charlie Stone | Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf" |
2006 | War at Home, TheThe War at Home | Bruce | Episode: "Gaza Strip" |
2007 | Young and the Restless, TheThe Young and the Restless | Barista | 3 episodes |
2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Jerry | Episode: "Suge Knight Light" |
2007 | Out of Jimmy's Head | Mike Werewolfowitz | 5 episodes |
2007 | Entourage | Five Towns cast member | 2 episodes |
2008 | Dirt | Farber Kauffman | 7 episodes |
2008–11 | 90210 | Ryan Matthews | 44 episodes |
2008 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Fantasy Island" |
2009 | United States of Tara | Tevin | Episode: "Possibility" |
2009-10 | Melrose Place | Ryan Matthews | 20 Episodes |
2013– | Blacklist, TheThe Blacklist | Tom Keen/Jacob Phelps | |
2015 | Sons of Liberty | Joseph Warren | 3 episodes |
2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Tom Keen/Jacob Phelps |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Daybreak | Ben Wilkins | 5 episodes |