Ryan Kelley
{{Short description|American actor (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{distinguish|Ryan Kelly (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ryan Kelley
| image = Ryan Kelley headshot 2009.jpg
| caption = Kelley in 2009
| birth_name = Ryan Jonathan Kelley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.girl.com.au/ryan-kelley-ben-10-interiew.htm|title=Ryan Kelley Ben 10 Alien Swarm Interview|access-date=January 1, 2012}}
| birth_place = Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S.
| othername =
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1995–present
| website =
}}
Ryan Jonathan Kelley (born August 31, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, as Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm, and as Deputy Jordan Parrish on Teen Wolf.
Early life
Kelley was born and raised in Glen Ellyn, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web|title=BA #257: Ryan Kelley|url=http://boxangeles.com/2019/01/07/ba-257-ryan-kelley/|website=the Box Angeles podcast|date=January 7, 2019}} He is the fifth eldest of 15 siblings (nine brothers and six sisters), and was raised as a Lutheran.{{cite web|url=http://www.previewonline.org/interviews/dustfactory.html |title=Hayden Panettiere and Ryan Kelley|first=Greg|last=Shull|access-date=January 1, 2012}}
When he was two, his mother took him and five of his siblings to Chicago to meet an agent since the neighbors next door did the same thing. Kelley started appearing in commercials and gained his first role in a movie when he was in first grade and became a member of SAG at the age of four. He would travel to Los Angeles annually for pilot season and stay at the Oakwood apartments. Due to his being in and out of class, he was homeschooled during his last two years of high school. When he turned 18, he moved to Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://ryankelleyonline.com/?page_id=11|title=Interview with Ryan Kelley|access-date=November 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232106/http://ryankelleyonline.com/?page_id=11|archive-date=April 25, 2012}}
Career
In 2002, he had a supporting role in Stolen Summer, which was a film made during Project Greenlight. He also played the role of Ryan James in two episodes of Smallville.
Kelley won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Mean Creek in 2004. Also in 2004 he played a lead role in the movie The Dust Factory. In 2006, Kelley appeared in the film Letters from Iwo Jima as a marine.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/fullcredits#cast Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Full cast and crew - Internet Movie Database] He also played Roy, a great-nephew of Butch Cassidy, in Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy.
He played a leading role in the movie Prayers for Bobby alongside Sigourney Weaver, which premiered in January 2009 on Lifetime. The Contra Costa Times called Kelley's portrayal of Bobby Griffith a "stirring performance".{{cite news |last=Barney |first=Chuck |title=Prayer for Bobby tackles difficult subject |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Prayer-for-Bobby-tackles-difficult-subject-1746517.php |access-date=June 9, 2022 |publisher=Contra Costa Times |date=January 22, 2009}} In November, he played the role of Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm.{{cite web|url=http://theflickcast.com/2009/11/23/exclusive-ryan-kelley-talks-playing-ben-in-ben-10-alien-swarm/|title=Exclusive: Ryan Kelley Talks 'Ben 10: Alien Swarm'|access-date=September 6, 2011}} In January 2012, Kelley was in the TV movie Sexting in Suburbia, with Liz Vassey and Jenn Proske.{{cite news|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/sexting-in-suburbia|title=Sexting in Suburbia|access-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111053326/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/sexting-in-suburbia|archive-date=January 11, 2012}} In 2014, Kelley joined the cast of the MTV show Teen Wolf as Jordan Parrish, a young deputy.{{cite news|url=http://www.myfanbase.de/teen-wolf/interviews/?pid=19899|title=myFanbase interview with Ryan Kelley|access-date=September 28, 2014}}
In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for Teen Wolf had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer for the film. The majority of the original cast members, including Kelley, reprised their roles.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=September 24, 2021 |title=Teen Wolf Revival Movie Set at Paramount Plus as Creator Jeff Davis Inks MTV Entertainment Studios Overall Deal (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/teen-wolf-revival-movie-paramount-plus-jeff-davis-overall-deal-1235073403/ |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=Variety}}{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2022/05/13/tyler-hoechlin-teen-wolf-movie-2022-reunion-cast-derek-hale/ |title=Teen Wolf Movie: Tyler Hoechlin Set to Return for Paramount+ Revival |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=May 13, 2022 |website=TV Line |access-date=May 13, 2022}} Teen Wolf: The Movie was released on January 26, 2023.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1995
| Mo | |
| 1999
| 10-year-old Duane | |
| rowspan="2"|2002
| Seamus O'Malley | |
| Stray Dogs
| J. Fred Carter | |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| Clyde | |
| The Dust Factory
| Ryan Flynn | |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy | Roy Parker | |
| Letters from Iwo Jima
| Marine #2 | |
| 2007
| Alan | |
| 2015
| War Pigs | William York | |
| 2016
| Lucifer | Peter Matheson | |
| 2017
| Realms | Bobby | |
| 2019
| Badland | Jasper Mortenson | |
| 2023
| Jordan Parrish | |
| TBA
| The Promethean | Forsyth | Pre-production; also producer |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| Tom Stone | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" |
| 2002
| Ryan James | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2005
| Stuart Milch | Episode: "Let Sales Ring" |
| rowspan="3"|2008
| Curt Fitzpatrick | Episode: "Sabotage" |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
| Young Derek Reese | Episode: "What He Beheld" |
| Women's Murder Club
| Charlie Gifford | Episode: "And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free" |
| rowspan="6"|2009
| Devin Bancroft | Episode: "Life on the Line" |
| Prayers for Bobby
| Television film |
| Ben 10: Alien Swarm
| Television film |
| Mending Fences
| Chuck Bentley | Television film |
| Law & Order: SVU
| Enzo Cook | Episode: "Users" |
| Destroy Build Destroy
| Himself | Episode: "Ben 10: Alien Swarm vs. Dude, What Would Happen" |
| 2012
| Mark Carey | Television film |
| 2014–2017
| Jordan Parrish | Recurring role; 46 episodes{{cite news|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/10/ryan-kelley-to-lay-down-law-on-teen-wolf/|title=Ryan Kelley to Lay Down Law on Teen Wolf|website=TVfanatic.com|date=October 8, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.rickey.org/ryan-kelley-joins-teen-wolf/|title=Ryan Kelley Joins 'Teen Wolf'|website=Rickey.org|date=October 8, 2013}} |
| 2017
| Do I Say I Do | Mike Pryce | Television film |
| 2018
| Jesse Smith | Episode: "Warriors of Peace" |
| 2019
| A Beauty & The Beast Christmas | Beau Bradley | Television film |
=Web=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Buddy | Episode: "Bite" |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Artist |
|---|
| 2017
| "Places" | The Love Interest | Xenia Ghali ft. Raquel Castro |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
|---|
| 2005
| Special Distinction Award{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/301376/Mean-Creek/awards|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710151813/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/301376/Mean-Creek/awards|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|title="Mean Creek" awards|access-date=November 18, 2011}} | {{Won}} |
| 2007
| Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | {{Won}} |
| 2009
| Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries |Prayers for Bobby |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
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