Clarence Ryan
Clarence Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Other names | Clarence John Ryan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Family | Trevor Jamieson (uncle) |
Clarence Ryan is an Aboriginal Australian actor.
Early life and family
[edit | edit source]Clarence Ryan is the nephew of Trevor Jamieson, which they discovered while filming Lockie Leonard in 2007.[1]
He has been acting since he was 14.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Ryan was a co-lead in the 2007 film September[3] and in the same year played a lead role in the TV series Lockie Leonard.[4] He also starred in the 2012 historical documentary Yagan, about the Noongar warrior Yagan.[5][6]
In 2014 he performed on stage in King Hit,[7][8][9] 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.[10]
Ryan played the lead role in Wrong Kind of Black, released in 2018 as a web series and telemovie, created, written, and narrated by the Aboriginal author and storyteller, Boori Monty Pryor, on whose life it is based.[11]
He appeared in the second season of Cleverman in 2017.[12] In 2020 he starred in KGB, an Australian comedy series following two rookie detectives through Perth,[13] and in 2022 he appeared in the third series of Mystery Road.[14] On 23 November 2024, ABC had announced that a second season of Mystery Road: Origin was in production and Ryan would reprise his role as Sputty.[15]
In 2022 he featured in a segment of We Are Still Here.[16] and in 2023, in the film Blueback (film).[17]
Ryan plays the mechanic Black Thumb in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,[18] released in March 2024, and in October 2024 plays an ambitious Indigenous cattle station owner in the Netflix series Territory.[19]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]For his performance in September he was nominated for the 2008 AFI Award for Best Young Actor[20] and for his performance in Mystery Road: Origin he was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor.[21][22]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären | Bataa | |
| 2007 | September | Paddy | Nominated for Best Young Actor in 2008 AFI Awards |
| 2013 | Yagan | Yagan | Documentary |
| 2014 | Wongi Warrior | Jim | |
| 2017 | OtherLife | Byron Finbar | |
| 2018 | The Decadent and Depraved | Coen | |
| 2019 | Dark Place | Blackfella | |
| 2020 | Moon Rock for Monday | Johnny | |
| 2022 | We Are Still Here | Ken | |
| Blueback | Briggs | ||
| 2024 | The Moogai | Ray Boy | |
| Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Black Thumb | ||
| He Ain't Heavy | Daniel | ||
| 2025 | Kangaroo | Nick |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2010 | Lockie Leonard | Egg | 52 episodes |
| 2009 | Stormworld | Llargh | Episode: "Three Sun Day" |
| 2010 | Dead Gorgeous | Tom Kelly | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Serangoon Road | Young Robbo | Episode #1.9 |
| 2014 | ANZAC Girls | Private Billy Tinker | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Secret River | Greybeard's Warrior #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Cleverman | Jarli | 6 episodes |
| Wolf Creek | Patrick | Episode: "Singing" | |
| 2018 | Wrong Kind of Black | Monty Pryor | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| Wanted | Hamish | 5 episodes | |
| 2019 | KGB | Jack | 5 episodes |
| Single Ladies | Mike the Bartender | Episode: "Community Standards" | |
| 2020 | Stateless | Sully | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 2022-present | Mystery Road: Origin | Sputty | 6 episodes Nominated Most Outstanding Supporting Actor 2023 Logie Awards |
| 2024 | Territory | Nolan Brannock | 6 episodes |
| 2025 | The Newsreader | Deano Prince | 1 episode |
| 2025 | Reckless | Roddy | TV series |
Stage
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Production company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | King Hit | Geoffrey Narkle | Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company | Won Best Newcomer and Nominated Best Actor at Performing Arts of Western Australia Awards |
References
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External links
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