Ryan Kelley | |
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 Kelley in 2009 | |
| Born | Ryan Jonathan Kelley August 31, 1986[1] Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Ryan Jonathan Kelley (born August 31, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Mean Creek, Prayers for Bobby, as Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm, and as Deputy Jordan Parrish on Teen Wolf.
Kelley was born and raised in a western suburb of Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.[2] He is the fifth eldest of 15 siblings (9 brothers and 6 sisters),[2][1] and was raised as a Lutheran.[3]
When he was two, his mother took him and five of his siblings to Chicago to meet an agent since the neighbors next door did the same thing.[2] Kelley started appearing in commercials and gained his first role in a movie when he was in first grade and became a member of SAG at the age of four.[2] He would travel to Los Angeles annually for pilot season and stay at the Oakwood apartments.[2] Due to his being in and out of class, he was homeschooled during his last two years of high school.[2] When he turned 18, he moved to Los Angeles.[2][4]
In 2002, he had a supporting role in Stolen Summer, which was a film made during Project Greenlight. He also played the role of Ryan James in two episodes of Smallville.
Kelley won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Mean Creek in 2004.[5] Also in 2004 he played a lead role in the movie The Dust Factory. In 2006, Kelley appeared in the film Letters from Iwo Jima as a marine.[6] He also played Roy, a great-nephew of Butch Cassidy, in Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy.
He played a leading role in the movie Prayers for Bobby alongside Sigourney Weaver, which premiered in January 2009 on Lifetime. The Contra Costa Times called Kelley's portrayal of Bobby Griffith a "stirring performance".[7] In November, he played the role of Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm.[8] In January 2012, Kelley was in the TV movie Sexting in Suburbia, with Liz Vassey and Jenn Proske.[9] In 2014 Kelley joined the cast of the MTV show Teen Wolf as Jordan Parrish, a young deputy whose supernatural nature sparked an ongoing media buzz as neither audience nor Kelley himself knows what sort of creature Parrish is but later found out that he is a Hellhound in the summer finale of season five.[10]
In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for 2011 Teen Wolf television series had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer for the film. The majority of the original cast members, including Kelley himself, will reprise their roles.[11][12] The film was released on January 26, 2023.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Roommates | Mo | |
| 1999 | Charming Billy | 10-year-old Duane | |
| 2002 | Stolen Summer | Seamus O'Malley | |
| 2002 | Stray Dogs | J. Fred Carter | |
| 2004 | Mean Creek | Clyde | |
| 2004 | The Dust Factory | Ryan Flynn | |
| 2006 | Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy | Roy Parker | |
| 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | Marine #2 | |
| 2007 | Still Green | Alan | |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Bobby Griffith | |
| 2015 | War Pigs | William York | |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Peter Matheson | |
| 2017 | Realms | Bobby | |
| 2019 | Badland | Jasper Mortenson | |
| 2023 | Teen Wolf: The Movie | Jordan Parrish | |
| TBA | The Promethean | Forsyth | Pre-production; also producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Early Edition | Tom Stone | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" |
| 2002 | Smallville | Ryan James | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Stuart Milch | Episode: "Let Sales Ring" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Curt Fitzpatrick | Episode: "Sabotage" |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Young Derek Reese | Episode: "What He Beheld" |
| 2008 | Women's Murder Club | Charlie Gifford | Episode: "And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Devin Bancroft | Episode: "Life on the Line" |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Bobby Griffith | Television film |
| 2009 | Ben 10: Alien Swarm | Ben Tennyson | Television film |
| 2009 | Mending Fences | Chuck Bentley | Television film |
| 2009 | Law & Order: SVU | Enzo Cook | Episode: "Users" |
| 2009 | Destroy Build Destroy | Himself | Episode: "Ben 10: Alien Swarm vs. Dude, What Would Happen" |
| 2012 | Sexting in Suburbia | Mark Carey | Television film |
| 2014–2017 | Teen Wolf | Jordan Parrish | Recurring role; 46 episodes[13][14] |
| 2017 | Do I Say I Do | Mike Pryce | Television film |
| 2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jesse Smith | Episode: "Warriors of Peace" |
| 2019 | A Beauty & The Beast Christmas | Beau Bradley | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Twisted Tales | Buddy | Episode: "Bite" |
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Places" | The Love Interest | Xenia Ghali ft. Raquel Castro |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Independent Spirit Awards | Special Distinction Award[5] | Mean Creek | Won |
| 2007 | Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | Best Ensemble[15] | Still Green | Won |
| 2009 | Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Prayers for Bobby | Nominated |
