Runner-Up, The Coletta Preacely-Garcia Diversity Fellowship 2026
BIO
Ryan is a Canadian writer and performer who has appeared on the sets of GLEE and Rake for FOX Television, as well as ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. He proudly shares a birthday with Barbra Streisand and Steve from Stranger Things. A UCLA Advanced TV Showrunning Program alum, he has been recognized in several screenwriting competitions and was recently nominated for a Broadway World Award for his role as Squidward in The SpongeBob Musical.
Other favourites include Rocky in The Rocky Horror Show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and the Betty Award-nominated production of The Producers for Stage West Calgary. Internationally, Ryan has performed in Grease Lightning – a tour of US Naval Bases in Japan - as the lovable nerd, Eugene. He has enjoyed performing for various charitable organizations, including Broadway Bares, Sondheim in September, and Fashion Cares.
He is excited to have been invited to perform on his former classmate Anjulie’s debut album, ANJULIE, for Universal Records. Ryan is a proud member of both CAEA and ACTRA.