Clarence John Ryan

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Clarence John Ryan

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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.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Clarence John Ryan

Filmography

Acting (21)

2025
Kangarooas Nick
6.6
2024
The Moogaias Ray Boy
6.1
2024
7.0
2024
7.4
3.5
2022
Bluebackas Briggs
6.7
2021
6.3
6.5
2019
Killer Nativeas Blackfella
6.0
2018
The Decadent and Depravedas Coen/Aboriginal Hunter
2017
OtherLifeas Byron Finbar
6.4
2017
Blightas Criminal
2017
Dirt Tinas Sam
2017
2016
Ghostas Yawang
2013
Yaganas Yagan
7.5
2007
Septemberas Paddy Parker
5.8