{{Short description|New Zealand actor}} {{about||the Irish footballer|Ryan O'Kane (footballer)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Ryan O'Kane | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|35|2018|01|10}}<ref name="Meij"/> | birth_place = Dunedin, New Zealand | occupation = Actor | spouse = {{marriage|Jazmyne van Gosliga|2018}} }}
'''Ryan O'Kane''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|35|2018|01|10|noage=y}})<ref name="Meij"/> is a New Zealand actor. His roles include Rhys Levitt in the Australian police drama ''City Homicide'', Prince Frederik in the telemovie ''Mary: The Making of a Princess'', and Riley Hawkins in ''Home and Away''. In 2018 and 2019, O'Kane portrayed Dylan Reinhart and his twin brother Daniel Reinhart in ''Shortland Street''.
==Early life== O'Kane was born in Dunedin, New Zealand.<ref name="Veerhuis">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/home-mag/actor-ryan-okane-loves-to-get-beachside-with-his-birds/news-story/8e889da2d4dc0107040f80588b1a07c3?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1485222267|title=Actor Ryan O’Kane loves to get beachside with his birds|last=Veerhuis|first=Jennifer|date=27 November 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref> In 2000, he began attending the University of Otago, where he studied a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/a/8135846/ryan-okane/|title=Ryan O'Kane plays Rhys Levitt|date=14 October 2010|publisher=Yahoo!7|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref> O'Kane intended to study medicine, but upon realising he wanted to become an actor, he attended New Zealand Drama School, studying Performance Art.<ref name="Yahoo"/>
==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.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/television/5567038/Q-A-with-Rage-actor-Ryan-O-Kane|title=Q&A with Rage actor Ryan O'Kane|last=Thompson|first=Erica|date=6 September 2011|work=The Dominion Post|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Yahoo"/> O'Kane relocated to Melbourne for the role.<ref name="Yahoo"/> O'Kane played cricketer Bob Blair in ''Tangiwai: A Love Story'' and protester Des Oram the telemovie ''Rage''.<ref name="Thompson"/> 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''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/77304256/ryan-okane-talks-mary--the-making-of-a-princess|title=Ryan O'Kane talks Mary - The Making of a Princess|last=Page|first=Emma|date=2 March 2016|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> In 2016, he appeared in the television drama series ''The Secret Daughter'' and the television mini-series ''Brock''. O'Kane joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' in the guest role of surgeon Riley Hawkins. He made his first appearance on 31 January 2017.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cullen|first=Tamara|last2=Downie|first2=Stephen|date=28 January – 3 February 2017|title=Mystery medic|journal=TV Week|issue=4|page=11}}</ref> Since April 2018, he has played the role of Dr Dylan Reinhart in ''Shortland Street''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/103240940/shortland-street-actor--a-doctor-at-last|title=Shortland Street actor - a doctor at last|last=Harvey|first=Kerry|date=20 April 2018|website=Stuff.co.nz|language=en|accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref> Later that year, he began playing Dylan's twin Daniel Reinhart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/109069205/shortland-streets-ryan-okane-reveals-he-will-be-adding-to-the-mayhem-this-christmas|title=Shortland Street's Ryan O'Kane reveals he will be adding to the mayhem this Christmas|last=Harvey|first=Kerry|date=6 December 2018|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref>
O'Kane has appeared in the films ''Alex & Eve'',<ref name="Veerhuis"/> ''Save Your Legs!'' and ''Down Under''.
==Personal life== O'Kane met actor and make-up artist Jazmyne van Gosliga on the set of ''Pirates of the Airwaves'' in 2013. They married in January 2018.<ref name="Meij">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/100423274/Home-and-Aways-Ryan-O-Kane-ties-the-knot-in-Nelson|title=Home and Away's Ryan O'Kane ties the knot in Nelson|last=Meij|first=Sara|date=10 January 2018|website=Stuff.co.nz|accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:OKane, Ryan}} Category:Living people Category:New Zealand male television actors Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Male actors from Dunedin Category:21st-century New Zealand male actors Category:University of Otago alumni Category:Toi Whakaari alumni