Ryan received his BFA in Acting in Musical Theatre where he received a full ride talent scholarship from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Upon graduation, he moved to New York City and began his professional acting career. He starred in three national tours playing Cliff in Cabaret, Fred Graham in Kiss Me Kate, and Tony in Copacabana as well as booked several TV and commercial projects.
After 8 successful years in New York City traveling and pursuing his passion for acting, he decided to change his professional direction and use his acting experience to become a sales executive with Restaurant.com. Ryan was transferred to the national headquarters in Arlington Heights where he led the sales training and development for the company. He later become the Vice President of Sales for Restaurant.com and built and led an inside sales team of 70+ people.
Currently, he is the VP of Sales at the specialty finance firm, Oasis Financial leading the inside sales pre-settlement funding business. Ryan is looking forward to bringing his business experience and love of the performing arts to Metropolis.