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Colton Ryan (born June 10, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his performance as Conrad "Coco" Roy in the Hulu miniseries The Girl from Plainville (2022),[1] and for playing Connor Murphy, a role in which he understudied in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen and reprised in the 2021 film adaptation.[2][3] He is also known for originating Gene Laine in Girl from the North Country,[4] and the main role of Samuel on the Apple TV+ series Little Voice.[5]

Colton Ryan
Born	(1995-06-10) June 10, 1995 (age 27) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater	Baldwin Wallace University
Occupation	Actor singer
Years active	2010–present

Early life and acting career

Ryan was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Ryan attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) for grades six through twelve, where he majored in theatre. His acting career took off in 2015 while attending Baldwin Wallace University when he played Dickon in the Idaho Shakespeare Festival production of The Secret Garden.

He made his Broadway debut in 2016 as the standby for Evan Hansen, Connor Murphy and Jared Kleinman in Dear Evan Hansen, which he stayed until 2017, when he graduated with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Baldwin Wallace University. That same year, he made his television debut in a guest role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and then played the recurring role of J.J. Elkins on the Showtime series Homeland the following year.

In 2019, he originated the role of White Rabbit/Alfred Hallam/March Hare in the Off-Broadway production of Alice By Heart and made his film acting debut in The Social Ones and Adam. In 2020, he starred in the Bob Dylan musical Girl from the North Country as Gene Laine, a role in which he originated in the 2018 Off-Broadway production, but the production was shut down that May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]

In 2020, he starred in the main role of Samuel on the Apple TV+ series Little Voice and as Bruce in the Amazon Studios film Uncle Frank. It was also announced that year that he would reprise the role of Connor Murphy in Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, which premiered as the Opening Night Gala Presentation of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release on September 24, 2021.

In 2021, he was cast opposite Elle Fanning in the Hulu drama series The Girl from Plainville based on the death of Conrad Roy. [8]

Theatre credits

Year(s)	Title	Role	Location	Notes
2015	The Secret Garden[9]	Dickon	Idaho Shakespeare Festival	Regional
2016	My Fair Lady[10][11]	Freddy Eynsford-Hill	Great Lakes Theater	Regional
2016–2017	Dear Evan Hansen[12]	U/s for Evan Hansen, Connor Murphy and Jared Kleinman	Music Box Theater	Broadway
2018	Girl From the North Country[12]	Gene Laine	The Public Theater	Off-Broadway
2019	Alice by Heart[13]	White Rabbit/Alfred Hallam/March Hare	MCC Theater	Off-Broadway
2020	Girl From the North Country[12]	Gene Laine	Belasco Theatre	Broadway

Filmography

Film

Year	Production	Role	Notes
2019	The Social Ones	Dan Summers	[14]
2019	Adam	Brad
2020	Uncle Frank	Bruce	[15]
2021	Dear Evan Hansen	Connor Murphy

Television

Year	Production	Role	Notes
2017	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Andrew Drake	Episode: "No Good Reason"[16]
2018	Homeland	J.J. Elkins	3 episodes
2018	The Americans	Vince	Episode: "The Great Patriotic War"
2020	Little Voice	Samuel	Main role
2022	The Girl from Plainville	Conrad "Coco" Roy	Main role

Awards

In 2019, he received a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance for Girl from the North Country.[17]

References

External links

• Colton Ryan at IMDb
• Colton Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
• Colton Ryan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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