{{short description|American actor (born 1987)}} {{For|the New Mexico attorney and politician|T. Ryan Lane}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Ryan Lane | image = Ryan Lane Katie Leclerc 2.jpg | image_size = | caption = Ryan Lane and Katie Leclerc at a Dogs for the Deaf benefit in April 2013 | birth_name = Ryan Thomas Lane | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|23|mf=y}} | birth_place = Fullerton, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2007–present | website = [http://www.ryanlaneonline.com RyanLaneOnline.com] }}
'''Ryan Thomas Lane''' (born November 23, 1987) is an American actor. Beginning his professional career at the age of nineteen, Lane is best known for his portrayal of Cincinnati Reds center-fielder William Ellsworth Hoy in the Documentary Channel biography ''Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero'', and for his recurring role as Travis Barnes on the ABC Family drama series ''Switched at Birth'', which earned him the RJ Mitte Diversity Award at the 2013 Media Access Awards.
==Early life== Lane was born on November 23, 1987, in Fullerton, California to parents William, who is hard of hearing, and Jill Lane. Lane was born deaf and diagnosed at two weeks old with congenital nerve deafness. He has two older sisters, Kristyn (b. 1983) and Hayley (b. 1986) who are both hearing. His parents divorced when he was eight and he then split his time between living with his father in Ontario, California and his mother in Diamond Bar, California. He attended school in the County School District of Los Angeles and graduated from the California School for the Deaf, Riverside (CSDR) in 2007.<ref name="Press-Enterprise">{{cite web|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/riverside/stories/PE_News_Local_D_ryan07.28bda0d.html|title=Local student plays baseball role|author=Imran Vittachi|date=August 7, 2007|work=The Press-Enterprise|access-date=October 14, 2012|archive-date=August 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819055706/http://www.pe.com/localnews/riverside/stories/PE_News_Local_D_ryan07.28bda0d.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="RyanLaneOnline.com">{{cite web|url=http://ryanlaneonline.com/ryanlanebiography.html|title=Ryan Lane - Official Biography|author=|date=April 10, 2010|work=RyanLaneOnline.com}}</ref><ref name="The Press-Enterprise 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/corona/stories/PE_News_Local_D_deafgrad15.3ed5c25.html|title=Riverside grad earns tribute at ceremony|author=Imran Vittachi|date=June 14, 2007|work=The Press-Enterprise|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-date=February 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202090520/http://www.pe.com/localnews/corona/stories/PE_News_Local_D_deafgrad15.3ed5c25.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== In 2007, director David Risotto discovered a photograph of Lane in his football uniform on the wall at CSDR (some conflicting sources reporting it as a photograph in the CSDR yearbook).<ref name="Press-Enterprise"/><ref name="RyanLaneOnline.com"/> Risotto had been searching for a young man who was deaf and could play baseball to portray Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame center-fielder William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy in the documentary ''Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero'' (aka: ''I See the Crowd Roar'') and cast Lane, who he believed had both the perfect "look" and the athletic abilities to portray the role. After altering his Mohawk hairstyle and learning to bat left-handed, Lane spent the spring of 2007 filming on location in Southern California, later re-shooting some key ballpark scenes in Evansville, Indiana in the fall of 2008.<ref name="Press-Enterprise"/><ref name="Evansville Courier & Press">{{cite web|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/oct/19/back-in-the-day/|title=Crew films documentary on 'Dummy' Hoy|author=Rich Davis|date=October 19, 2008|work=Evansville Courier & Press}}</ref>
Lane's portrayal of Dummy Hoy led to a series of guest-starring roles on episodic television. In 2008, he guest-starred on the CBS crime drama ''Cold Case'', portraying Andy Rierdan, a popular high school student whose murder is investigated, in the episode "Andy in C Minor".<ref name="Evansville Courier & Press"/> In 2009, he guest-starred on the Fox medical drama ''House M.D.'', portraying Seth Miller, a high school wrestler who hears explosions in his head, in the episode "House Divided".<ref name="BuddyTV.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/house/house-finale-spoilers-28083.aspx|title='House' Finale Spoilers|author=Glenn Diaz|date=April 27, 2009|work=BuddyTV}}</ref> In 2010, he guest-starred on the CBS medical drama ''Miami Medical'', portraying Ethan, a patient injured under a collapsed balcony, in the episode "All Fall Down".<ref name="NYTimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1567967/Ryan-Lane/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525001611/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1567967/Ryan-Lane/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2009|title=Ryan Lane - About This Person - Movies & TV|author=|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2009|accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref>
In 2011, Lane transitioned to roles in short films, appearing in the science-fiction short ''Irving J. Koppermelt'' and the family short drama ''White Space''.<ref name="Minnesota Public Radio">{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/state-of-the-arts/archive/2012/05/with-deaf-character-artist-helps-students-find-their-voice.shtml|title=With deaf character, artist helps students find their voices|author=Euann Kerr|date=May 16, 2012|work=Minnesota Public Radio}}</ref> That same year, he appeared in Jennette McCurdy's music video for the song "Generation Love".<ref name="YouTube.com 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy-OigqT-Xw|title=Jennette McCurdy - Generation Love|author=JennetteMcCurdyVEVO|date=April 8, 2011|work=YouTube.com}}</ref> In addition to his film and television roles, Lane has been one of the repertory players at the Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood, California, appearing in stage productions of ''ASImprov'', ''Charlie's Version'' and ''The "R" Word''.<ref name="Lenois.com">{{cite web|url=http://lenois.com/category/asl-interview/|title=ASL Interview – After Hours @ Deaf West Theatre|author=Lenois Productions|date=March 24, 2011|work=Lenois.com}}</ref>
In February 2012, Lane began a recurring role on the ABC Family drama ''Switched at Birth''. On the series, Lane portrays Travis, a lonely and sometimes angry high school student who struggles to communicate with his hearing family at home and develops an unrequited romantic interest in Daphne Vasquez (née Kennish), portrayed by Katie Leclerc.<ref name="YouTube.com 3">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R6u4Ml-mBI|title=Ryan Lane Interview - 'Switched at Birth' Book Release|author=ClevverTV|date=September 17, 2012|work=YouTube.com}}</ref><ref name="OnTheRedCarpet.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/video?id=8937860|title=Ryan Lane talks about his ABC Family series 'Switched at Birth'|author=|accessdate=January 6, 2013|work=OnTheRedCarpet.com}}</ref> Lane described the differences between his own life and his character's saying, "Travis' parents don't <nowiki>[</nowiki>sign<nowiki>]</nowiki>. My parents do. Travis doesn't have that, so in some ways we're different [...] But I'm embracing this whole [storyline] about his home life."<ref name="YouTube.com 4">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyhfXssGW3I|title=Ryan Lane talks 'Switched at Birth'|author=Danielle Turchiano|date=September 16, 2012|work=YouTube.com}}</ref>
In September 2012, it was reported that Lane was set to star in the feature film ''In Other Words'', portraying an isolated young man who falls in love with a blind dancer.<ref name="FilmColumbus.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmcolumbus.com/blog-news/|title=ABC's 'Switched at Birth' Ryan Lane Signs Onto Columbus Feature Film|author=The Greater Columbus Film Commission|date=September 2012|work=FilmColumbus.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214062817/http://www.filmcolumbus.com/blog-news/|archivedate=February 14, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="The Columbus Dispatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/10/06/credits-roll-for-smaller-films-too.html|title=Credits roll for smaller films, too|author=Tim Feran|date=October 6, 2012|work=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref><ref name="DogsForTheDeaf.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org/news/win-10-minutes-ryan-lane|title=Win 10 minutes with Ryan Lane!|author=Dogs for the Deaf|date=October 11, 2012|work=DogsForTheDeaf.org}}</ref> His film credits include an appearance in ''No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie'' (2013),<ref name="iDeafNews">{{cite web|url=http://ideafnews.com/2013/08/31/deafnation-screening-of-no-ordinary-hero-the-superdeafy-movie-3/|title=DeafNation Screening of No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie|author=|date=August 31, 2013|work=iDeafNews}}</ref> as well as a cameo in ''Veronica Mars'' (2014).<ref name="Vulture">{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/03/here-are-all-of-the-veronica-mars-movie-cameos.html|title=Here Are All of the ''Veronica Mars'' Movie Cameos|author=Lindsey Weber|date=March 15, 2014|work=Vulture}}</ref>
==Personal life== In September 2006, Lane sustained serious injuries in a dirt bike accident in Pismo Beach, California, which reportedly almost left him paralyzed. While trying to execute a jump, Lane fractured his lower spine and left femur, an injury which required a steel rod and screws to replace the broken section of his spine. His time spent recovering from his injuries, which required him to wear a body brace until January 2007, caused him to miss a significant amount of school, delaying his graduation from CSDR until the fall of 2007.<ref name="Press-Enterprise"/><ref name="RyanLaneOnline.com"/><ref name="The Press-Enterprise 2"/> Prior to establishing a career in show business, Lane had expressed an interest in studying to be an auto mechanic at the Universal Technical Institute in Rancho Cucamonga, California.<ref name="Press-Enterprise"/> In addition to his interest in motorcycles and mechanics, Lane is proficient in baseball, football, snowboarding, swimming and wrestling.<ref name="IMDb.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2647455/resume|title=IMDb Resume for Ryan Lane|author=|accessdate=October 13, 2012|work=IMDb.com}}</ref> In his free time, he has been involved with the charity Dogs for the Deaf, which trains shelter dogs to be assistance animals to the deaf and hard of hearing.<ref name="DogsForTheDeaf.org"/>
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !!Title !!Role !!Notes |- |2007||''Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero''||William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy||aka: ''I See the Crowd Roar'' |- | rowspan="2" |2011||''Irving J. Koppermelt''||Irving J. Koppermelt|| rowspan="2" |Short film |- |''White Space''||The Poet |- |2013||''No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie''||Himself|| |- |2014||''Veronica Mars''||Slick Fellow Applicant|| |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2008 |''Cold Case'' |Andy Rierdan |Episode: "Andy in C Minor" |- |2009 |''House'' |Seth Miller |Episode: "House Divided" |- |2010 |''Miami Medical'' |Ethan |Episode: "All Fall Down" |- |2012–2017 |''Switched at Birth'' |Travis |Recurring character |- |2016 |''iZombie'' |Kell Guthrie |Episode: "Method Head" |}
==Accolades== In 2013, Lane received the Media Access RJ Mitte Diversity Award for his performance on ''Switched at Birth''.<ref name="2013MAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5341|title=2013 Media Access Awards|date=November 1, 2013|work=Writers Guild of America|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103072313/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5341|archivedate=January 3, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Ryan Lane (actor)|Ryan Lane}} * {{Official website|http://www.ryanlaneonline.com}} * {{IMDb name|2647455}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Ryan}} Category:1987 births Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male deaf actors Category:American male television actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Fullerton, California Category:People from Ontario, California Category:People from Diamond Bar, California Category:Male actors from Los Angeles County, California Category:Male actors from San Bernardino County, California