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Ryan Hadison Cooley (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian[1] consultant and former actor. He is best known for his role as James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation which he starred in from 2001 until 2007. He also studied theatre at the University of Toronto.[2]

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Ryan Cooley
Cooley in 2007
Born	Ryan Hadison Cooley (1988-05-18) May 18, 1988 (age 34) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Occupation	Actor, consultant
Years active	1998–2015

Career

Prior to joining the Degrassi cast, he had a two-year run as Pleskit, the alien lead in the television series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien. Cooley's other television credits include the series, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Queer as Folk, Lexx: The Series and Life with Derek. He has also appeared in the features Sachsenhausen 1944, Toy Men, Disney Channel movie The Color of Friendship, the Animal Planet movie Cybermutt and CBC TV movie Happy Christmas Miss King alongside his Degrassi co-star Lauren Collins. In 2006, Cooley was nominated for a Young Artist Award (LA) the category of Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series. Cooley has also appeared in the 2007 film The Tracey Fragments with Elliot Page.[lower-alpha 1] In 2012, Cooley guest starred in a YouTube miniseries called Millie and Midge, in episodes 2 and 4 as Parker.

Cooley appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation as a regular character in the first season of the show and continued his role until his character's death in 2007, while the show was in its sixth season.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	After	Johnathan Madison	Short film
1998	Happy Christmas, Miss King	Daniel King	TV movie
1999	Real Kids, Real Adventures	Bud Toole	Episode: "Amy to the Rescue: The Amy Toole Story"
1999–2001	I Was a Sixth Grade Alien	Pleskit	Main role
2000	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Waif Kid	3 episodes
2000	The Color of Friendship	Billy	TV movie
2001	Queer as Folk	Hank Cameron	Supporting role
2001	Lexx	Digby	3 episodes
2001–2007	Degrassi: the Next Generation	J.T. Yorke	Main cast
2003	Cybermutt	Nino	TV movie
2005	God's Goodness	Mike	Short film
2005	Life With Derek	Frank	Episode: "The Poxfather"
2007	The Tracey Fragments	David Goldberg	Supporting role
2010	The Dating Guy	Booyah's son	Episode: "Weekend at Booyah's"; voice role
2012	Lost Girl	Website Owner	Episode: "Midnight Lamp"
2013–2015	Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion	Louis	Main cast; voice role
2014	BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz	Task Landau	Main cast; voice role

Notes

References

External links

• Ryan Cooley at IMDb
• Cooley talks to theTVaddict.com

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