Ryan O’Kane

Actor

Ryan O’Kane began acting in theatre as a child in his hometown of Dunedin and trained at Toi Whakaari. During his second year at Toi, O’Kane was cast in his first screen role as Brad, one of the lead characters in The Insider’s Guide to Love, for which he won Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Qantas media awards.   

Film Highlights include: Justice for Bunny King, Baby Done, Flamingo, 6 days, Hillary, HOWZAT! – Kerry Packer’s War, Tangiwai & playing the role of Prince Fredrick in Mary: The Making of a Princess telemovie for Channel 10 Australia.

Television highlights include: The Panthers, My Life is Murder, Brokenwood Mysteries, One Lane Bridge, Home & Away and Shortland Street.

Theatre highlights include: North by Northwest for Auckland Theatre Company (ATC), Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire for Silo Theatre, Christ Almighty at the BATS Theatre, and the New Zealand tour of Apollo 13 directed by Kip Chapman.

Ryan is represented in New Zealand by GCM https://gcm.co.nz/