Biographie
Ryan Jason Cook was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, as the eldest of five siblings. His father, Chris, an Air Force pilot, frequently relocated the family across the country, from the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between during Ryan’s childhood.
Eventually settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ryan attended La Cueva High School, where he discovered his passion for performance. Although he initially intended to pursue a degree in Bio-Chemical Engineering, his involvement in a theatre festival at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, altered his path, steering him toward a lifelong career in theatre. At ENMU, Ryan earned a BFA in theatre performance with minors in directing, dance, and technical theatre. He quickly became a leading actor, starring in productions such as Arsenic and Old Lace, The Seagull, The Front Page, One Flea Spare, among others.
After graduating in 2005, Ryan returned to Albuquerque and immersed himself in the local theatre scene. Some of his notable roles include Himself in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Cliff Bradshaw in Cabaret, Macbeth in Macbeth, and Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie. Over his career, he has performed in more than 80 productions, in addition to writing and directing numerous shows.
Ryan has also directed various plays in Albuquerque, including Romeo and Juliet, Anatomy of a Murder, Spring Awakening, Fame, The Wizard of Oz, One Flea Spare, Cesar's Blood, and How I Learned to Drive, among others.
In 2009, two significant events changed Ryan’s life. First, he met and married his wife, Reoyne Cook, and they remain happily married. In 2017, they chose to become foster parents, and in 2018, they welcomed four children into their family, expanding from four to eight members. They added their seventh child in 2021.
The other major change in 2009 was Ryan’s shift into the film and television industry. He soon began booking roles regularly, appearing in TV shows such as Better Call Saul, Obliterated, Big Sky, Dark Winds, Preacher, Waco, Get Shorty, Graves, Manhattan, Dig, The Night Shift, In Plain Sight, Killer Women, and The Messengers. His film credits include Only The Brave, The Space Between Us, Those Who Want Me Dead, Soldado, The Last Stand, and The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials.
