Thomas Jay Ryan

Biography

Thomas Jay Ryan was born on August 1, 1962 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Henry Fool (1997) and The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).

64years old

Turns 65 on August 1in 304 days

Born August 1, 1962Pittsburgh
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 24 years1997 to 2021

Genres

Drama62%, 8 films
Comedy38%, 5 films
Romance31%, 4 films
Sci-Fi23%, 3 films
Action15%, 2 films

First and latest

Thomas Jay Ryan movies on Netflix

Cryptozoo2021IMDb rating 6.4as Nicholas
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea2016IMDb rating 6.1as Principal Grimm (voice)
Equals2015IMDb rating 6.0as Gideon
Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2as Henry Fool
Dream Boy2008IMDb rating 6.2as Harland Davies
The Attic2007IMDb rating 3.4as Dr. Perry
Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1as Henry Fool
The Dying Gaul2005IMDb rating 6.4
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004IMDb rating 8.3as Frank
Teknolust2002IMDb rating 5.3as Preacher
The Legend of Bagger Vance2000IMDb rating 6.7as Spec Hammond
The Book of Life1998IMDb rating 6.5as Satan
Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1as Henry Fool

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 Drama, Romance, Sci-Fias Frank
IMDb rating 8.31.2M votes
Henry Fool1997 Comedy, Dramaas Henry Fool
IMDb rating 7.18.3K votes
Dream Boy2008as Harland Davies
IMDb rating 6.24.8K votes
The Book of Life1998as Satan
IMDb rating 6.52.2K votes
Equals2015as Gideon
IMDb rating 6.035K votes
Cryptozoo2021as Nicholas
IMDb rating 6.42.5K votes
Teknolust2002as Preacher
IMDb rating 5.32.0K votes
The Legend of Bagger Vance2000as Spec Hammond
IMDb rating 6.763K votes

Most often with

Hal Hartley directed four of these films, Dash Shaw two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Parker Posey

James Urbaniak

Liam Aiken

Miho Nikaido

Martin Donovan

Louisa Krause

Hal HartleyDirector, 4 films Dash ShawDirector, 2 films

Films together

Parker Posey3 films together, 1997 to 2014
Parker Posey's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Ryan as Henry FoolPosey as Fay Grim
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Ryan as Henry FoolPosey as Fay Grim
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Ryan as Henry FoolPosey as Fay Grim
James Urbaniak3 films together, 1997 to 2014
James Urbaniak's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Ryan as Henry FoolUrbaniak as Simon Grim
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Ryan as Henry FoolUrbaniak as Simon Grim
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Ryan as Henry FoolUrbaniak as Simon Grim
Liam Aiken3 films together, 1997 to 2014
Liam Aiken's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Ryan as Henry FoolAiken as Ned Rifle
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Ryan as Henry FoolAiken as Ned Grim
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Ryan as Henry FoolAiken as Ned
Miho Nikaido3 films together, 1997 to 2006
Miho Nikaido's page
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Ryan as Henry FoolNikaido as Gnoc Deng
- The Book of Life1998IMDb rating 6.5Ryan as SatanNikaido as Edie
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Ryan as Henry FoolNikaido as Gnoc Deng
Martin Donovan2 films together, 1998 to 2014
Martin Donovan's page
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Ryan as Henry FoolDonovan as Rev. Daniel Gardner
- The Book of Life1998IMDb rating 6.5Ryan as SatanDonovan as Jesus Christ
Louisa Krause2 films together, 2016 to 2021
Louisa Krause's page
- Cryptozoo2021IMDb rating 6.4Ryan as NicholasKrause as Amber
- My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea2016IMDb rating 6.1Ryan as Principal GrimmvoiceKrause as Gretchenvoice
Hal HartleyDirector, 4 films, 1997 to 2014
All films by Hal Hartley
- Ned Rifle2014IMDb rating 6.2Ryan as Henry Fool
- Fay Grim2006IMDb rating 6.1Ryan as Henry Fool
- The Book of Life1998IMDb rating 6.5Ryan as Satan
- Henry Fool1997IMDb rating 7.1Ryan as Henry Fool
Dash ShawDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2021
All films by Dash Shaw
- Cryptozoo2021IMDb rating 6.4Ryan as Nicholas
- My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea2016IMDb rating 6.1Ryan as Principal Grimmvoice
Also two films together5 more actors
- Alex KarpovskyCryptozoo (2021) and My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)
- James UrbaniakTeknolust (2002) and The Book of Life (1998)
- Chuck MontgomeryFay Grim (2006) and Henry Fool (1997)
- Paul BoocockNed Rifle (2014) and Henry Fool (1997)
- D.J. MendelFay Grim (2006) and The Book of Life (1998)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Thomas Jay Ryan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$115 million

8 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
3US gross only
1Never in cinemas
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004Frank$72.3 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004as Frank
$72M62.6% of the total
2
The Legend of Bagger Vance2000as Spec Hammond
$39M34.2% of the total
3
Equals2015as Gideon
$2.1M1.8% of the total
4
Henry Fool1997as Henry Fool
$1.3M1.2% of the total
5
Fay Grim2006as Henry Fool
$194K0.2% of the total
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My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea2016as Principal Grimm (voice)
$69K0.1% of the total
7
Cryptozoo2021as Nicholas
$30K0.0% of the total
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Teknolust2002as Preacher
$29K0.0% of the total