Clarence John Ryan

Acting

Clarence John Ryan

32 credits

Clarence Ryan is an Australian actor. Clarence Ryan is the nephew of Trevor Jamieson, which they discovered while filming Lockie Leonard in 2007. He has been acting since he was 14. Ryan played the lead role in Wrong Kind of Black, was a co-lead in September and featured in a segment of We Are Still Here. He played a lead in Lockie Leonard, as well as in KGB, an Australian comedy series following two rookie detectives through Perth, appeared in the second season of Cleverman and in the third series of Mystery Road. Other featured roles include the film Blueback (film); the historical documentary Yagan, about the Noongar warrior Yagan; and the 2014 stage production of King Hit, 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. For his performance in September he was nominated for 2008 AFI Award for Best Young Actor and for his performance in Mystery Road: Origin he was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actor.

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Filmography

Reckless
2025Reckless
as RoddyTV
Kangaroo
2025Kangaroo
as NickMovie
The Moogai
2024The Moogai
as Ray BoyMovie
Territory
2024Territory
as Nolan BrannockTV
He Ain't Heavy
2024He Ain't Heavy
as DanielMovie
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
as Black ThumbMovie
Blueback
2022Blueback
as BriggsMovie
Good Night
2021Good Night
as ManMovie
The Newsreader
2021The Newsreader
as Deano PrinceTV
Stateless
2020Stateless
as SullyTV
KGB
2019KGB
as JackTV
Killer Native
2019Killer Native
as BlackfellaMovie
Wrong Kind of Black
2018Wrong Kind of Black
as Monty PryorTV
The Decadent and Depraved
2018The Decadent and Depraved
as Coen/Aboriginal HunterMovie
OtherLife
2017OtherLife
as Byron FinbarMovie
Blight
2017Blight
as CriminalMovie
Dirt Tin
2017Dirt Tin
as SamMovie
Nobody's Child
2017Nobody's Child
as BoxerMovie
Ghost
2016Ghost
as YawangMovie
Wanted
2016Wanted
as HamishTV
The Secret River
2015The Secret River
as Greybeard's Warrior #1TV
ANZAC Girls
2014ANZAC Girls
as Private Billy TinkerTV
Y
2013Yagan
as YaganMovie
September
2007September
as Paddy ParkerMovie