Ryan Clark (actor)

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title: "Ryan Clark (actor)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1983-births", "male-actors-from-sydney", "australian-male-film-actors", "australian-male-child-actors", "australian-male-soap-opera-actors", "living-people", "people-from-the-eastern-suburbs-(sydney)", "australian-surf-lifesavers"] description: "Australian actor, lifeguard (born 1983)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Clark_(actor)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian actor, lifeguard (born 1983) ::

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Field	Value
name	Ryan Clark
image	Bondi rescue lifeguard - Paris hilton bondi beach 31 december 2008 (7).jpg
caption	Clark (in white cap) in 2008
birth_name	Ryan James Clark
birth_date
birth_place	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
occupation	Actor
Lifeguard
years active	1991–present
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| name = Ryan Clark | image = Bondi rescue lifeguard - Paris hilton bondi beach 31 december 2008 (7).jpg | caption = Clark (in white cap) in 2008 | birth_name = Ryan James Clark | birth_date = | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | occupation = Actor Lifeguard | years active = 1991–present | spouse = | children = Ryan James Clark (born 9 April 1983) is an Australian lifeguard and former television and film actor. He became known for his portrayal of Sam Marshall in Home and Away over the course of a decade, before becoming a Waverley Council lifeguard on Bondi Beach and featuring in Bondi Rescue.

Early life

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, He was a member of Bronte Surf Club as a child.

Career

Acting

Clark is best known for his role as Sam Marshall in the soap opera Home and Away. He auditioned for the series and secured the role in 1991, shortly after joining an actors agency at the age of seven. Clark was surprised at having been cast, as he had never undertaken acting classes. He was only allowed to film three days a week, so he could continue to attend school. However, he was provided with a tutor on set so he could keep up with his schoolwork.

Clark decided to leave the serial in 2000 in order to pursue a surfing career. He returned to the role in a guest capacity in 2001.

Clark appeared as Pete, an Australian surfer in the 2000 direct-to-video film Our Lips Are Sealed, featuring the Olsen Twins. In 2003, he made a guest appearance in an episode of White Collar Blue, and in 2008, he played a minor role in the Australian film The Black Balloon. In May 2024 after more than a decade away from acting, Clark was named as part of the cast for feature film Kangaroo.

Bondi lifeguard

In 2003, Clark began working as a Waverley Council lifeguard on Bondi Beach, and since 2006, has featured in the factual television programme Bondi Rescue. As a lifeguard, he is better known by his nickname 'Whippet'.

Filmography

Television

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Year	Title	Role	Type
1991–2001,
2002, 2005	Home and Away	Sam Marshall	TV soap opera, 615 episodes
2003	White Collar Blue	Michael Spencer	TV series, 1 episode
2006–2021	Bondi Rescue	Himself	Reality documentary series, 113 episodes
2008	Bondi Rescue Bali	Self (Ryan 'Whippet' Clark)	Reality documentary series, 7 episodes
2020	Freesurfer Series Two	Host	TV series,
2022	Surftag Championships 2022	Host	TV special
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Film

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Year	Title	Role	Type
2000	Our Lips Are Sealed	Pete	Film
2008	The Black Balloon	Dean	Feature film
2013	Beach Bum	Lifeguard	Short film
2025	Kangaroo	Lifeguard Jonesy	Film
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Personal life

As of 2018, Clark and his wife have two children.

References

References

1. "Ryan Clark". [[Seven Network]].
2. (27 September 2013). "Interview With Ryan Clark… The Boy From Bronte". The Beast.
3. "Ryan Clark". ([[Seven Network]]).
4. Watson, Chad. (23 March 2001). "Board-silly soapie star surfed & turfed". ([[Fairfax Media]]).
5. (30 June 2005). "Home and Away celebrates 4000 episodes with a special episode to air on Friday". [[News Limited]].
6. "Sam Marshall". Back to the Bay.
7. "White Collar Blue: episode guide". australiantelevision.net.
8. "Ryan Clark". imdb.com.
9. Slatter, Sean. (2024-05-15). "Ryan Corr, Lily Whiteley hop to it in the NT as Kate Woods' 'Kangaroo' begins production".
10. (14 November 2009). "Bondi stars love local beaches". [[Sunshine Coast Daily]].
11. Davies, Rebecca. (20 September 2011). "'Bondi Rescue's Ryan Clark engaged to Gina Brackenridge". Digital Spy.
12. Lyall, Amy. (13 March 2018). "The one life skill Bondi Rescue's Ryan Clark wants his kids to learn". kidspot.com.

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