Hollywood Ryan Hurst

PROFILE

Name : Ryan Hurst

Date of Birth : 19 June 1976

Place of Birth : Santa Monica, California, USA

Height : 6' 4" (1.93 m)

Education : Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA

Occupation : Actor

Nationality : American

Years active : 1993–present

Father : Rick Hurst. Best-known as Deputy Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard

Mother : Candy Kaniecki.



BIOGRAPHY

talented and handsome blond actor who has also shown a marked interest behind the camera, Ryan Hurst may have been destined to pursue a career in film considering his father's notable television career and his mother's occupation as an acting coach. Born in Los Angeles, CA, in 1976, Hurst found early commercial work before completing his primary education at Santa Monica High School. After an early appearance in a Spam commercial and a few helpful tips from mom and dad, the youth began to hit his stride on the stage. In addition to role his portrayal of Brutus in Julius Caesar and his work in such familiar plays as Harvey and Guys and Dolls, Hurst staged his own adaptation of the well-loved Cyrano de Bergerac for the Santa Monica Civic Light Opera and received a Best Performance award from Backstage West for his Canon Theater production of The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Television roles in Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Boston Common followed, and in 1997 Hurst made his feature debut in the Kevin Costner epic The Postman. Subsequent roles in such high-profile releases as Saving Private Ryan and Patch Adams (both 1998) continued to find his budding career flourishing; with a small role in 2000's The Rules of Engagement, Hurst also contributed behind the camera (he shot the 16 mm montage) and then turned up in the sports drama Remember the Titans (also 2000). Continuing to rise to the top of the credits with each film role, Hurst's roles in We Were Soldiers and Lone Star State of Mind (both 2002) were a testament to his remarkable versatility.

CAREER

Ryan D. Hurst (born June 19, 1976) is an American actor who perhaps most notably starred as Gerry Bertier, an All-American linebacker in Disney's Remember the Titans and as Alison's brother, Michael, in the show Medium. He also played the role of football player Lump Hudson in The Ladykillers, appeared in the movie We Were Soldiers as Sgt. Savage, and starred in the TNT show Wanted. In Saving Private Ryan, Hurst portrays a paratrooper who, because of temporary hearing loss, cannot understand Captain Miller's questions about sighting Private Ryan which forces Miller (played by Tom Hanks) to ask the questions in writing. He currently plays Opie on the FX network series Sons of Anarchy.
Hurst was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Candy Kaniecki, an acting coach, and Rick Hurst, an actor. Hurst attended the Santa Monica High School.

MILESTONES

1993 Made TV acting debut in two episodes of Saved by the Bell: The New Class (NBC)
1996 Had a regular role on the short-lived cable series, Campus Cops
1997 Made film debut in the Kevin Costner directed, The Postman
1998 Had a small role as a paratrooper with temporary hearing loss in Steven Spielberg s Saving Private Ryan
2000 Portrayed Gerry Bertier, an All-American linebacker, in Disney s Remember the Titans
2002 Cast in Steven Spielberg s Sci-fi Channel miniseries, Taken
2002 Played a soldier in the Vietnam War film, We Were Soldiers
2004 Cast as the former football player Lump Hudson in the Coen brothers The Ladykillers
2004 Directed, produced and starred in a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest at the Viking Underground Repertory
2005 Played the recurring role of Alison s brother, Michael, in NBC s Medium
2005 Cast as ATF Field Agent Jimmy McGloin in the TNT show, Wanted
2008 Cast as Harry Opie Winston, Jax s best friend, on the FX network series, Sons of Anarchy

FILMOGRAPHY

The Postman (1997) - Eddie March

Patch Adams (1998) - Neil

Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Paratrooper Michaelson

Rules of Engagement (2000) - Captain Hustings

Remember the Titans (2000) - Gerry Bertier

Venus and Mars (2001) - Roberto

We Were Soldiers (2002) - Sgt. Ernie Savage

Lone Star State of Mind (2002) - Tinker

The Ladykillers (2004) - Lump Hudson

Noble Things (2006) - Kyle Collins

Chasing the Green (2008) - Ross Franklin

TELEVISION SERIES

Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) - Crunch Grabowski

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994) - Student Actor

Campus Cops (1995) - Wayne Simko

JAG (1995) - Dirk Grover

Boston Common (1996) - Nikolai

Wings (1996) - Barry

Casualty (1998) - Chris

L.A. Doctors - Kevn Raives

The Woman Every Man Wants - Guy

Taken (2002) - Tom Clarke

Touched by an Angel (2002) - Doug

John Doe (2002) - Elvis Braithwaite

Dr. Vegas (2004) - Steve

House (2005) - Sam

Wanted (2005) - ATF Field Agent Jimmy McGloin

Inspector Mom (2006) - Andrew

Medium (2005, 2006, 2007) - Michael 'Lucky' Benoit
Everwood - Ed Carnahan

CSI: Miami - Miami Dade Police Officer - Episode 506 "Curse of the Coffin"
Raines (2007) - Marko

Sons of Anarchy (2008-Present) - Opie Winston

Mad TV (2008)