Melbourne born Jake Ryan is one of Australia's most sought-after and versatile young actors.
Jake played Harry Smith in the tv series Wentworth,
Ryan also played Robbo on Home and Away, he played Robbo until early 2020 when his character died in a car crash from his injuries.
In addition to his dramatic skills, Ryan studied Taekwondo for eighteen years, earning his black belt at just nine years of age, making him the youngest person to do so in Australia at that time. A multi-international medallist and Korean Open Champion.
Ryan was also a member of the Australian National team for eight years, and ten times the Australian champion - rating 4th best in the world on three occasions. Pursuing his dream to compete at the Olympics, a serious knee injury a year prior to Beijing saw him withdraw, so Ryan moved to Sydney to pursue his other love - acting.
Ryan subsequently studied with the late, legendary Bill Hunter and spent two years learning his craft at the Actors Centre Australia.
Trivia[]
- Ryan revealed in 2022 that he originally auditioned for Will Jackson
- Ryan revealed further that he didn't like playing a character like Harry as most of the characters he had played had "some redeeming" qualities and Harry had none.