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BIO

Broadway: West Side Story, The Nap, The Crucible, In the Next Room, The Vibrator Play. Off-Broadway: Uncle Vanya, Becky Nurse of Salem, Deep Blue Sound, Dance Nation (Drama Desk Award), The Amateurs, Measure For Measure, 10 Out of 12 (Drama League Nomination), A Month in the Country (Calloway Award), The Lady by Dubuque, The Little Foxes, Venus, The Temperamentals (Drama Desk Award). Regional Theater: Wintertime (Berkeley Rep), Three Sisters (Yale Rep), As You Like It (Guthrie), and Ivo Van Hove’s production of A View From the Bridge (Ahmanson/Kennedy Center) among many others. Films include: the title role in Hal Hartley’s Cannes-winning Henry Fool Trilogy, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Strange Culture, Cryptozoo, The Legend of Bagger Vance, and the title role in the HBO film Degas and the Dancer (Gemini Award Nomination).


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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2024
Aslaksen

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Serebryakov

[Off-Broadway]
Red Bull Theatre Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Arden

[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Off-Broadway Premiere, 2022
Shapeshifter

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2020
Lt. Schrank

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Original Broadway Production, 2018
Danny Killeen

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Original Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Dance Teacher Pat

[Off-Broadway]
Vineyard Theatre World Premiere, 2018
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Thomas Putnam

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Production, 2015
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Production, 2012
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
New York Theatre Workshop Production, 2010
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2010
Harry Hay

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Mr. Daldry

[Off-Broadway]
2007
Philinte

[Off-Broadway]
2005
Bert Hudd/Matt

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Frank/Donald

[Off-Broadway]
2000
Joxer Daly

[Off-Broadway]
1997
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1996
Young Man


Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Ensemble Award

Thomas Jay RyanDance Nation

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Thomas Jay Ryan1 Out of 12

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AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Breaks Circle In the Square Box Office Record

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Photos: Project Shaw Continues with I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU

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Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw to Continue With I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU

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Photos: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Celebrates Opening Night

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE officially opened on March 18, and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out photos from the show's opening night party!
Photos: Bradley Cooper, Adam Driver, Kit Connor & More on the Red Carpet for AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

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Photos: The Cast of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Takes Opening Night Bows

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Meet the Cast of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!

The new Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen’s thunderous masterwork, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, adapted by Tony Award Nominee Amy Herzog and directed by Tony Award Winner Sam Gold, begins previews tonight, Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Meet the cast of An Enemy of the People here!
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Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards; SEUSSICAL Leads Best Musical!

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Thomas Jay Ryan been in?

Thomas Jay Ryan has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Thomas Jay Ryan been in?

Thomas Jay Ryan has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Thomas Jay Ryan been nominated for?

Ensemble Award (Drama Desk Awards) for Dance Nation and Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for 10 Out of 12.

What awards has Thomas Jay Ryan won?

Thomas Jay Ryan won the Ensemble Award at the Drama Desk Awards for his performance in Dance Nation.

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