Ryan Eggold

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::summary American actor (born 1984) ::

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Field	Value
image	Ryan Eggold 2009.jpg
caption	Eggold in 2009
birth_date
birth_place	Lakewood, California, U.S.
alma mater	University of Southern California
occupation	Actor
years_active	2006–present
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| image = Ryan Eggold 2009.jpg | caption = Eggold in 2009 | birth_date = | birth_place = Lakewood, California, U.S. | alma mater = University of Southern California | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2006–present Ryan James Eggold is an American actor known for roles such as Ryan Matthews on 90210 (2008–11), Tom Keen on The Blacklist (2013–17) and its spin-off, The Blacklist: Redemption (2017), and Dr. Max Goodwin on New Amsterdam (2018–23).

Early life and education

Eggold was born August 10, 1984 in Lakewood, California. Eggold graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the University of Southern California's theater arts department in 2006.

Career

In 2006, Eggold made his professional television debut by way of a guest appearance on the show Related. He made his film debut the same year in the short film Con: The Corruption of Helm.

Eggold had recurring roles on CBS's The Young and the Restless, HBO's Entourage, Cartoon Network's Out of Jimmy's Head, ABC's Brothers & Sisters, and the UPN/CW series Veronica Mars, before obtaining his first series regular role on the FX's Dirt.

Eggold made his professional stage debut in the 2006 Ahmanson Theatre/Center Theatre Group production Dead End, directed by Nick Martin, and has since appeared in productions of Leipzig, the LA Weekly Theater Award–winning production of Marat/Sade, and an original production titled Amy and Elliot which he wrote, directed, and starred in at the Stella Adler Theatre with Alexandra Breckenridge.

Eggold portrayed English teacher Ryan Matthews in 90210, the CW spin-off of FOX's Beverly Hills, 90210. From 2013 to 2017, he regularly appeared as Tom Keen, a main character on the NBC drama The Blacklist. In January 2015, Eggold appeared on the History Channel's three-night miniseries Sons of Liberty as Dr. Joseph Warren, a friend of Sam Adams and Paul Revere.

In 2017, Eggold made a guest appearance on the second episode of Top Gear America.

From 2018 to 2023, Eggold played Dr. Max Goodwin in the NBC series New Amsterdam. Most recently, he had started Analog A Productions, with a first-look deal at Universal Television, with Kara Frias named head of development for his new production company.

Personal life

Eggold was previously in a relationship with Twilight actress Ashley Greene.

Eggold writes music, plays guitar and piano, and sings in the band Eleanor Avenue.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	First Dates	Tom	Direct to DVD
2011	Driving by Braille	Xander West
Trophy Kids	Max
Sironia	Mason Jones
2012	Into the Dark	Adam Hunt
2013	B-Side	Mike Zumsteg
Lucky Them	Lucas Stone
Beside Still Waters	Daniel
2014	**	Peter
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby	Guy from club
Fathers and Daughters	John
2015	Battle Scars	Nicky Stephens
2016	Lovesong	Leif
2017	Literally, Right Before Aaron		Writer, director and producer
2018	BlacKkKlansman	Walter Breachway
2020	Never Rarely Sometimes Always	Ted
2022	A Jazzman's Blues	Ira
2024	Junction	Jacob
2025	My Secret Santa	Matthew Layne
TBA	Evil Genius		Filming
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Related	Lloyd	Episode: "The Cape"
Brothers & Sisters	Randy Stewart	Episode: "Family Portrait"
Veronica Mars	Charlie Stone	Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf"
The War at Home	Bruce	Episode: "Gaza Strip"
2007	The Young and the Restless	Barista	3 episodes
Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz	Jerry	Episode: "Suge Knight Light"
Out of Jimmy's Head	Mike the Werewolf	Recurring role
Entourage	Five Towns cast member	2 episodes
2008	Dirt	Farber Kauffman	Recurring role
Entourage	Himself	Episode: "Fantasy Island"
2008–2011	90210	Ryan Matthews	Main role
2009	United States of Tara	Tevin	Episode: "Possibility"
2013–2018	The Blacklist	Tom Keen / Jacob Phelps /
Christopher Hargrave / Christof Mannheim	Main role
2015	Sons of Liberty	Joseph Warren	3 episodes
2017	The Blacklist: Redemption	Tom Keen / Jacob Phelps /
Christopher Hargrave	Main role
2018–2023	New Amsterdam	Dr. Max Goodwin	Main role; also directed 3 episodes
2024	Cross	Ed Ramsey	Main role
2024–2025	Krapopolis	Apollo (voice)	Recurring role
Law & Order	Matt Riley	2 episodes
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Stage

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Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2005	Dead End		Ahmanson Theater
2011	Amy and Elliot	Elliot	Stella Adler Theatre
2019	Leipzig	Erich	Marilyn Monroe Theatre
2024	Yellow Face	Marcus	Todd Haimes Theatre
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Web series

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Daybreak	Ben Wilkins	5 episodes
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References

References

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6. Brandes, Phillip. (January 13, 2011). "Theater review: 'Amy and Elliot' at the Stella Adler Theatre". Los Angeles Times.
7. (January 7, 2012). "AOT Member Jaz Martin To Star Opposite Mischa Barton!".
8. Goodman, Jessica. (November 24, 2013). "'The Blacklist' Star Ryan Eggold On Tom's Big Secrets & What's Ahead". The Huffington Post.
9. Marnell, Blair. (2017-08-05). "Exclusive Preview | BBC America's 'Top Gear America' Episode 2". Mandatory.com.
10. Kroll, Justin. (2021-12-17). "'New Amsterdam' Star Ryan Eggold Signs First-Look Deal With Universal Television; Kara Frias Named Head Of Development For His Production Company".
11. Davis, Barabara. "Ryan Eggold bio, wife, family, education, net worth".
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13. Wu, Valerie. (January 16, 2024). "Chad A. Verdi's VMI Releasing Acquires Bryan Greenberg Drama 'Junction' Starring Josh Peck, Sophia Bush".
14. "''Cross'' Showrunner Talks About Episode 1’s Killer Reveal — and Casting [Spoiler] in That 'Charismatic' Role". TVLine.com.
15. "Ryan Eggold". IMDb.
16. "''Law & Order'' Casts Ryan Eggold as [Spoiler]’s Brother, Mariska Hargitay and Elizabeth Marvel to Guest-Star". TVLine.com.
17. Hirschhorn, Joel. (September 8, 2005). "Dead End".
18. Hernandez, Ernio. (July 19, 2005). "Cast Complete for Sisto, Scott and Van Patten Dead End in Los Angeles".
19. Brandes, Philip. (January 13, 2011). "Theater review: 'Amy and Elliot' at the Stella Adler Theatre".
20. Shaner, Madeleine. (November 4, 2019). "Leipzig".
21. Evans, Greg. (August 1, 2024). "Ryan Eggold, Kevin Del Aguila Join Daniel Dae Kim In Broadway's 'Yellow Face'; Complete Cast Announced".

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