Ryan Hunter

Ryan Hunter is known for Eric 2024 What We Did on Our Holiday 2014 and Close 2022 Growing up on the Southside of Glasgow Ryan Hunter is the youngest of five siblings and the first to become an actor rather than a musician Ryan took music lessons at St Rochs Secondary School in Royston where he played the fiddle drums and bodhran He performed across Scotland England and Ireland with the schools Ceili band before taking to the stage with the PACE Youth Theatre in Paisley From there he was accepted into the Musical Theatre Course at the Dance School of Scotland in Knightswood During his time at Knightswood Ryan performed at the Citizens Theatre to much acclaim In his second year he gained a role in the comedic film What We Did On Our Holiday acting alongside David Tennant Rosamund Pike and Billy Connolly On completion of the course Ryan stayed in Glasgow and busked beside the Donald Dewar statue on Sauchiehall Street while auditioning for roles He gained a place in a touring production with Hopscotch Theatre Company which he completed whilse auditioning for drama schools After a gruelling fourround audition process for RADA Ryan was one of just 28 students out of 4000 applicants who gained a coveted place This offered an exceptional opportunity to study his craft at a most prestigious school Intelligent and well read Ryan takes a serious and committed interest in his work as an actor He has charisma on stage and screen and looks set to be an excellent ambassador for Scottish arts in his future career