# Max Ryan

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{{short description|British actor and former motocross racer (born 1967)}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox martial artist
| image        = Max Ryan 2012.jpg
| caption      = Ryan in 2012
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1967|1|2}}
| birth_place  = [England](/source/England), UK
| death_date   =
| occupation   = Actor, motocross racer
| years_active = 1998–present
| website      = {{URL|www.maxryan.eu}}
}}
'''Max Ryan''' (born 2 January 1967 in the North of England) is a British actor and former [motocross](/source/motocross) racer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://popcultureworldnews.com/maxryan1/|title = Cancer News Update}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview_400/441_max-ryan-interview.html|title=AskMen - Become a Better Man}}</ref> After a [near-death experience](/source/near-death_experience) in motocross he eventually turned to acting.{{cn|date=September 2023}} After some lesser supporting roles in famous British soap operas and a resident personality on a popular 1990s British game show, ''The Price is Right'', he landed a role in the [Jet Li](/source/Jet_Li) action film ''[Kiss of the Dragon](/source/Kiss_of_the_Dragon)''. His performance led to other opportunities such as co-starring with [Steven Seagal](/source/Steven_Seagal) as the main villain in ''[The Foreigner](/source/The_Foreigner_(2003_film))'' as well as appearing in ''[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen](/source/The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen_(film))''. Later roles include a villain in [Jason Statham](/source/Jason_Statham)'s ''[Death Race](/source/Death_Race_(2008_film))'' and a supporting role in ''[Sex and the City 2](/source/Sex_and_the_City_2)''.

==Filmography==
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1043075/|title=Max Ryan}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 2001 || ''[Kiss of the Dragon](/source/Kiss_of_the_Dragon)'' || Lupo
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2003 || ''[Craven Marsh](/source/Craven_Marsh)'' || Craven Marsh
|-
|''[The Foreigner](/source/The_Foreigner_(2003_film))'' || Dunoir
|-
|''[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen](/source/The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen_(film))'' || Dante
|-
| 2006 || ''[Thr3e](/source/Three_(2006_film))'' || Milton 
|-
| 2007 || ''[The Box](/source/The_Box_(2007_film))'' || Jack Taggart 
|-
| 2008 || ''[Death Race](/source/Death_Race_(2008_film))'' || Pachenko 
|-
| 2009 || ''[Dark Moon Rising](/source/Dark_Moon_Rising)'' || Darkman/Bender
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[Dry Run](/source/Dry_Run_(film))'' || James 
|-
|''[Sex and the City 2](/source/Sex_and_the_City_2)'' || Rikard Spirt
|-
| 2012 || ''[A Dark Day's Night](/source/A_Dark_Day's_Night)'' || Max
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013 || ''[Blackline: The Beirut Contract](/source/Blackline%3A_The_Beirut_Contract)'' || Miller
|-
|''[The Rogue](/source/The_Rogue_(film))'' || Bertrand 
|-
|''[Double Fault](/source/Double_Fault_(2013_film))'' || Nick Halladay 
|-
| 2014 || ''[Rage](/source/Rage_(2014_film))'' || Kane
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''[Winter Dragon (pilot)](/source/The_Wheel_of_Time)'' || Lews Therin Telamon
|-
|''[Chain of Command](/source/Chain_of_Command_(2015_film))'' || Lt. Ross
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016 || ''[USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage](/source/USS_Indianapolis%3A_Men_of_Courage)''  || Wilbur "Chuck" Gwinn
|-
|''Best Fake Friends'' || Mark Dillon
|-
|2018
|''[First Timers](/source/First_Timers_(2018_film))''
|Drake
|-
| 2019 || ''Undateable John'' || Mr. Tate
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1043075}}

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Category:English male film actors
Category:Living people
Category:1967 births

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