Ryan Andrews (actor)

Ryan Andrews
Born (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
TelevisionFair City

Ryan Andrews (born 31 March 1993) is an Irish actor from Donaghmede, Dublin. He is best known for his role as Sean Cassidy in the Irish soap opera, Fair City, for which he has starred in since 2008.

Career

Andrews rose to prominence in 2007 following his supporting role in the popular Irish RTÉ drama series, The Clinic.

In 2008, Andrews was cast as schoolboy, Sean Cassidy, in the RTÉ soap opera, Fair City. Sean has been at the centre of some of the programme's biggest storylines, including being a suspect in the 2018 Karen O'Neill murder storyline.[1][2][3]

Over the years, Andrews has appeared in many short films including 2010's Tribeca Film Festival-nominated, The Pool.

In 2012, Andrews joined Pauline McLynn and Deirdre O'Kane in the Gaiety Theatre production of Fiona Looney's play, Greener.[4] In 2013, he starred alongside Seána Kerslake in the Irish touring production of The Bruising of Clouds.[5] In 2016, Andrews played, Irish poet and writer, Brendan Behan, in the Jim and Peter Sheridan production of Meet the Quare Fellow starring alongside Gary Cooke.[6]

Andrews has been a mainstay in the Irish Christmas pantomime scene since 2004, having appeared in the Olympia Theatre annual panto every single year since his debut.[7]

Andrews appeared on the fourth season of the Irish edition of Dancing with the Stars in 2020.

Personal life

Andrews was born and raised in Donaghmede, a suburb in North Dublin.[8]

Andrews has been in a relationship with actress, dancer, and primary school teacher Michaela O'Neill since 2009. They met while starring in the Olympia Theatre panto together.[9] In August 2021, the couple announced their engagement.[10]

Since 2016, Andrews has been the Director of Drama in the Dublin stage school, StageKidz Academy with two locations in Dublin.[11]

Filmography

Year Film/Television Role Notes
2007 Frankie Frankie Short film
2007 The Sound of People Boy at pool Short film
2007–2008 The Clinic Ian Smith
2008– Fair City Sean Cassidy
2009 Savage Youth 1
2010 The Pool Charlie Short film
2011 Prodigal Son Joe Short film
2012 Shooting the Director Ryan Short film
2012 Alia Danny Short film
2013 A Dry Christmas James Short film
2015 Achill Aedan Short film
2017 Gone Paul Short film
2020 Dancing with the Stars Runner-Up, Series 4

References

  1. ^ O'Connor, Siobhan; Walsh, Kayla (10 April 2018). "RTE Fair City star Ryan Andrews drops hint about who killed Karen". dublinlive. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Fair City fans 'haven't seen anything yet' in whodunit". 10 April 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Tragic event in store on Fair City as Sean's rejection sees Karen 'hit self-destruct'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Irish play, Greener written by Fiona Looney". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ Crawley, Peter. "The Bruising of Clouds". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Meet The Quare Fellow |". Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Fair City's Ryan Andrews reveals his 15 year long Olympia panto love story". evoke.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (6 January 2019). "Fair City's Ryan Andrews backing former co-star Johnny Ward to win DWTS". rsvp. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. ^ "The shape I'm in: Michaela O'Neill, actress". www.irishexaminer.com. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ^ Magliocco, Sarah (14 August 2021). "Ryan Andrews shares all the details of spectacular proposal to Michaela O'Neill". RSVP Live. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Meet the Team". Retrieved 16 August 2019.