Ryan Sands

{{Short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Ryan Sands | image = Ryan Sands 2018.jpg | caption = Sands in 2018 | birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]] | occupation = Actor, Graphic designer | years_active = 1989-present | spouse = Erin Wiley Sands }}

'''Ryan Sands''' is an American actor from [[Washington, D.C.]] He is known for his portrayal of [[Geoffrey Wilder]] in ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Marvel's Runaways]]''.

==Early life and education== Sands grew up in [[Washington D.C.]] along with several older brothers and sisters. His father served in the military and died when Ryan was twelve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afro.com/ryan-sands-plays-parent-not-messed-runaways/|title=Ryan Sands Plays Parent Not To Be Messed With in 'Runaways'|website=Afro|last=Matthews|first=Nadine|date=January 4, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref>

==Career== While initially interested in other types of art, Ryan's decision to act started in college after seeing the movie ''[[Love Jones (film)|Love Jones]]''. He portrayed Officer Lloyd "Truck" Garrick on ''[[The Wire]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twinpeakstrailmarathon.com/everything-need-know-ryan-sands/|title=Everything That You Need To Know About Ryan Sands|website=Twin Peaks Trail Marathon|date=August 21, 2017|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> and has since made one-off appearances in shows such as ''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]'', ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' and ''[[Prison Break]]''.

Sands was cast as [[Geoffrey Wilder]] in the [[Hulu]] adaptation of ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Marvel's Runaways]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.marvel.com/tv/59437/marvels-runaways-sets-remaining-cast-television-project-hulu/|title='Marvel's Runaways' Sets Remaining Cast For Television Project With Hulu|last=Dinh|first=Christine|publisher=[[Marvel.com]]|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155519/https://news.marvel.com/tv/59437/marvels-runaways-sets-remaining-cast-television-project-hulu/|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |+ Television roles ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1989 |''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' |Policeman #1 |Episode: "The Blues Singer" |- |2003 |''[[Hack (TV series)|Hack]]'' |Wendell Edison |Episode: "Hidden Agenda" |- |2004–2008 |''[[The Wire]]'' |Officer Lloyd "Truck" Garrick |Recurring |- |2007 |''[[The Kill Point]]'' |Leroy Barnes |TV miniseries, Main |- |rowspan="2"|2009 |''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' |Jeremy |Episode: "T-Minus-6" |- |''Zimm'' |Special Agent Clarkson | |- |rowspan="2"|2011 |''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' |Detective | |- |''Crazy Love'' |Jordan King | |- |rowspan="3"|2012 |''Drew Peterson: Untouchable'' |State Detective Rogers |TV movie |- |''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]'' |Special Agent Lofthouse |Episode: "The Kiss" |- |''Finding My Obama'' |Michael | |- |2014 |''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' |Sgt. Taggert |Episode: "Driven" |- |rowspan="2"|2015 |''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' |US Marshal |Episode: "Crossroads" |- |''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' |Captain |Episode: "Troll" |- |2016 |''[[Murder in the First (TV series)|Murder in the First]]'' |Darius Tompkins |Episode: "Normandy Bitch" |- |rowspan="3"|2017 |''[[Doubt (American TV series)|Doubt]]'' |Gerald Wright |Episode: "Clean Burn" |- |''[[Prison Break]]'' |Vincent |Episode: "Wine Dark Sea" |- |''[[Free Rein]]'' |Huck |4 episodes |- |2017–2019 |''[[Runaways (TV series)|Marvel's Runaways]]'' |[[Geoffrey Wilder]] |Main cast |- |2022–2025 |''[[The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)|The Cleaning Lady]]'' |JD Harris |7 episodes |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- |+ Film roles ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1995 |''Thru My Eyes'' |Mike Taylor |Short film |- |rowspan="3"|2000 |''[[Nothin' 2 Lose]]'' |Mookie |Direct-to-video |- |''Out of Obscurity'' |Otto |Short film |- |''At the Second Traffic Light'' |The Black Muslim |Short film |- |rowspan="5"|2003 |''Blue Moon'' |Darrin |Short film |- |''Janet & Mark'' |Mark |Short film |- |''Preying on the Hunter'' |Clay Dresden |Short film |- |''Love & Orgasms'' |Jimmy | |- |''Sinsitivity'' |Trent Lundy | |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |''[[Shadowboxer]]'' |Ramone | |- |''Se habla español'' |Dan | |- |rowspan="3"|2006 |''[[Fatwa (2006 film)|Fatwa]]'' |George | |- |''Shattered Imperfection'' |Peter |Short film |- |''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]'' |History Teacher | |- |2007 |''Death Without Consent'' |Basketball Coach | |- |2008 |''Sympathetic Details'' |Jonathan | |- |rowspan="2"|2010 |''[[Speed-Dating]]'' |Stan |Uncredited |- |''Allen Mack'' |Detective Ricardo Ellis |Short film |- |2011 |''Aide-de-Camp'' |Sutton |Short film |- |2014 |''[[Red Sky (2014 film)|Red Sky]]'' |Defense Attorney | |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links==  *{{Official website|www.theryansands.com}} *{{IMDb name|0762365}}

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