Clarence John Ryan
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Clarence Ryan
Κλάρενς Ράιαν

Clarence John Ryan

Biography

Clarence Ryan is an Australian actor. Clarence Ryan is the nephew of Trevor Jamieson, which they discovered while filming Lockie Leonard in 2007. He has been acting since he was 14. Ryan played the lead role in Wrong Kind of Black, was a co-lead in September and featured in a segment of We Are Still Here. He played a lead in Lockie Leonard, as well as in KGB, an Australian comedy series following two rookie detectives through Perth, appeared in the second season of Cleverman and in the third series of Mystery Road. Other featured roles include the film Blueback (film); the historical documentary Yagan, about the Noongar warrior Yagan; and the 2014 stage production of King Hit, 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. For his performance in September he was nominated for 2008 AFI Award for Best Young Actor and for his performance in Mystery Road: Origin he was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
KangarooNick
2024Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaBlack Thumb
2024The Moogai
2024He Ain't HeavyDaniel
2023We Are Still HereKen
2022BluebackBriggs
2022Mystery Road: OriginSputty
2021Moon Rock for MondayJohnny
2021Good NightMan
2020StatelessSully
2019Dark Place
2019Killer NativeBlackfella
2019Between Two LinesBurt
2019KGBJack
2018Wrong Kind of BlackMonty Pryor
2018The Decadent and DepravedCoen/Aboriginal Hunter
2017OtherLifeByron Finbar
2017BlightCriminal
2017Nobody's ChildBoxer
2016WantedHamish
2016GhostYawang
2014ANZAC GirlsPrivate Billy Tinker
2013YaganYagan
2007SeptemberPaddy Parker
2006Lapislazuli - Im Auge des BärenBataa