Ryan O'Kane

Ryan O'Kane
Born Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation Actor

Ryan O'Kane is a New Zealand actor known for his regular role in the Australian police drama City Homicide and the telemovie Mary: The Making of a Princess.

Early life

O'Kane was born in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1] In 2000, he began attending the University of Otago, where he studied a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology.[2] O'Kane intended to study medicine, but upon realising he wanted to become an actor, he attended New Zealand Drama School, studying Performance Art.[2]

Career

O'Kane's first role saw him play a criminal in The Insider's Guide To Love. He won Best Actor in a TV Drama at the 2006 Qantas Television Awards for his performance.[3] He went on to portray a police officer in a production of The Hothouse, before joining the cast of Australian drama City Homicide as Detective Senior Constable Rhys Levitt in 2010.[2] O'Kane relocated to Melbourne for the role.[2] O'Kane played cricketer Bob Blair in Tangiwai: A Love Story and protester Des Oram the telemovie Rage.[3] This was followed up with roles in the mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War and the series Conspiracy 365. There were guest appearances in The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Mr & Mrs Murder in 2013 and It's a Date in 2014. He also had a starring role in the 2014 television series Fat Tony & Co. The following year, he appeared in the telemovie Mary: The Making of a Princess.[4] In 2016, he appeared in the television drama series The Secret Daughter and the television mini-series Brock. O'Kane has joined the cast of Home and Away as surgeon Riley Hawkins. He made his first appearance on 31 January 2017.[5]

O'Kane has appeared in the movies Alex & Eve,[1] Save Your Legs! and Down Under, Since April 2018 he currently starting in Shortland Street as new character Dylan Reinhart

References

  1. 1 2 Veerhuis, Jennifer (27 November 2015). "Actor Ryan O'Kane loves to get beachside with his birds". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ryan O'Kane plays Rhys Levitt". Yahoo!7. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, Erica (6 September 2011). "Q&A with Rage actor Ryan O'Kane". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Soldani, Bianca (4 July 2015). "Meet the actors playing Crown Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark in telemovie". Daily Mail Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Cullen, Tamara; Downie, Stephen (28 January – 3 February 2017). "Mystery medic". TV Week (4): 11.
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