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Jay Ryan

Jay Ryan

Actor · Born August 29, 1981 (45) · Auckland, New Zealand

Jay Ryan is a film and television actor from New Zealand, best known for playing lead character Vincent Keller in the television series "Beauty & the Beast".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1981 (45)
From
Auckland, New Zealand
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Jay Ryan's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
15%
Survival
12%
Morality
11%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Shadow
2 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Romantic
2
Contemplative
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jay Ryan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jay Ryan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Ridge(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ewan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • North of North(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alistair

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Territory(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Campbell Miller

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Miles Graff

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Scrublands(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Byron Swift

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • No Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Aaron

  • The Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Gallagher

  • Together Forever Tea(2021)

    as Matt Slater

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Creamerie(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bobby O'Connor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Furnace(2020)

    as Sergeant Shaw

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    as Ben Hanscom

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • My Life Is Murder(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Gorman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Fighting Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sergeant Sean ‘Speedo’ Collins

  • Mary Kills People(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · as Joel Collins / Detective Ben Wesley

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Top of the Lake(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mark

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Beauty and the Beast(2012)

    Show 70 episodes · as Vincent Keller

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Terra Nova(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Curran

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Lou(2010)

    as Cosmo

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Go Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 52 episodes · as Kevin

  • Franswa Sharl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sonny

  • Legend of the Seeker(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Alastair

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Sea Patrol(2007)

    Show 39 episodes · as Billy 'Spider' Webb

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • You Wish!(2003)

    as Charles (as Jay Bunyan)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Superfire(2002)

    as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Being Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sam Hooper

  • Young Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Cadet

  • Neighbours(1985)

    Show 955 episodes · as Jack Scully

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1985 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

It: Chapter Two (2019)

$473M worldwide

Highest rated

Mary Kills People (2017)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Beauty and the Beast (2012)

Film career

19852025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s10 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jay Ryan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Neighbours (1985)

84th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mary Kills People (2017)

Midcredits 76th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jay Ryan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–42 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jay Ryan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jay Ryan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg McLean shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers