Born in Northern California to a Scotch/Irish mother and a European
father, Ryan's life resulted in shuffling between the US, Australia,
New Zealand, Ireland, UK, France and Sweden, resembling nothing less
than a 3 ring circus.
Whether touring around the world as a technical assistant with U2,
tending bar & entertaining in the French Riviera, or attending acting
school in Dublin and NYC, Ryan lives diversity.
A veteran of the stage from the age of 5, Ryan discovered acting was
the perfect medium to exercise his unrestrained imagination. Realizing
he could escape the monotony of small town life, he soon found himself
reading Jack Kerouac and sneaking out of his mother's house to attend
auditions for any production he could find, from as far away as NYC,
San Francisco Los Angeles.
Whether playing sleazy, urban ne'er do well, Vinnie Jones in Elmer
Rice's Pulitzer Prize winning 'Street Scene' at the Harlen Adams
Theatre, Vladimir in Samuel Beckett's existential work, 'Waiting for
Godot' at the Gate Theatre, or the mild mannered James Morland in Jane
Austen's regency period piece, "Northanger Abbey" at the Blue Room
Theatre, Ryan consistently takes on a myriad of roles that prevent him
from being pinned down to any specific style or genre.
Upon moving to West Hollywood in October 2008, Ryan was immediately
cast as 'Myron' in John Campea's "The Anniversary".
Ryan Patrick McGuffey is an Actor, Writer, Director and Producer and
believes himself a citizen of the world.