Ryan Hurst
Biography
Ryan Hurst is an American actor from Santa Monica, California, who grew up in a Hollywood family, the son of an actor and an acting coach, and began in show business early with a recurring part on the NBC teen comedy Saved by the Bell: The New Class. He played the paratrooper Michaelson in Saving Private Ryan and then Gerry Bertier in Remember the Titans (2000), the role that made him best known, with further film work in Rules of Engagement (2000), We Were Soldiers (2002) and The Ladykillers (2004). His breakthrough came as Opie Winston on the FX crime drama Sons of Anarchy, a part he played from 2008 to 2012 and which won him a Satellite Award in 2011. He gained recognition for playing Michael Benoit on NBC's Medium, appeared on Outsiders and as Beta on The Walking Dead, and in God of War Ragnarök he voiced the Norse god Thor, work that earned him a BAFTA nomination.
50years old
Turns 51 on June 19in 249 days
- Born Santa Monica
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Ryan Douglas Hurst
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 23 years2000 to 2023
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Big break
Ryan Hurst was cast as Opie Winston on Sons of Anarchy as a recurring player in the first season, then was promoted to the main cast for the second season and became a fan favorite.
Ryan Hurst movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Ryan Hurst shares two films with Mel Gibson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Eugene Byrd's page
Samuel L. Jackson's page
J.K. Simmons's page
Ben Kingsley's page
Tom Hanks's page
Boaz YakinDirector, 1 film, 2000
All films by Boaz Yakin
Randall WallaceDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Randall Wallace
Ethan CoenDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Ethan Coen
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