Colton Ryan

Acting

Colton Ryan

Born 1995-06-10 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Colton Ryan (born June 10, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his performance as Conrad Roy in Hulu's miniseries The Girl from Plainville (2022), for which he garnered critical acclaim, and for playing Connor Murphy, a role which he understudied in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen and reprised in the 2021 film adaptation. He is also known for playing the main role of Samuel on the Apple TV+ series Little Voice and originating the roles of Gene Laine in Girl from the North Country and Jim Doyle in New York, New York, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colton Ryan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

The Debut poster
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When Mona Friedman is cast in a bit part at a small community theater, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role—even if it means waging war against the show’s domineering director.

The Debut

2026

Uncle Frank poster
7.3

In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.

Uncle Frank

2020

Dear Evan Hansen poster
6.2

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.

Dear Evan Hansen

2021

Adam poster
4.3

Adam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.

Adam

2019

The Social Ones poster
6.5

A mockumentary that explores the lives and anxieties of a group of social media influencers.

The Social Ones

2019

Alice by Heart poster
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Alice by Heart is a musical with music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, set in a WWII London bomb shelter where a teenage girl uses the story to cope with loss and trauma, leading her through a fantastical version of Wonderland to confront grief and find courage.

Alice by Heart

2019

Matches poster
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After matching with a famous actor on a dating app, Ryan is invited to a party at his mansion and is unexpectedly thrown into a cutthroat competition for the actor’s heart.

Matches

2026