# Ryan Sands

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American actor

Ryan Sands Sands in 2018 Born Washington, D.C. Occupations Actor, Graphic designer Years active 1989-present Spouse Erin Wiley Sands

**Ryan Sands** is an American actor from [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) He is known for his portrayal of [Geoffrey Wilder](/source/Geoffrey_Wilder) in *[Marvel's Runaways](/source/Runaways_(TV_series))*.

## Early life and education

Sands grew up in [Washington D.C.](/source/Washington_D.C.) along with several older brothers and sisters. His father served in the military and died when Ryan was twelve.[1]

## Career

While initially interested in other types of art, Ryan's decision to act started in college after seeing the movie *[Love Jones](/source/Love_Jones_(film))*. He portrayed Officer Lloyd "Truck" Garrick on *[The Wire](/source/The_Wire)*[2] and has since made one-off appearances in shows such as *[Grimm](/source/Grimm_(TV_series))*, *[Castle](/source/Castle_(TV_series))*, *[Scorpion](/source/Scorpion_(TV_series))*, *[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))* and *[Prison Break](/source/Prison_Break)*.

Sands was cast as [Geoffrey Wilder](/source/Geoffrey_Wilder) in the [Hulu](/source/Hulu) adaptation of *[Marvel's Runaways](/source/Runaways_(TV_series))*.[3]

## Filmography

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

Film roles Year Title Role Notes 1995 Thru My Eyes Mike Taylor Short film 2000 Nothin' 2 Lose Mookie Direct-to-video Out of Obscurity Otto Short film At the Second Traffic Light The Black Muslim Short film 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 2005 Shadowboxer Ramone Se habla español Dan 2006 Fatwa George Shattered Imperfection Peter Short film Step Up History Teacher 2007 Death Without Consent Basketball Coach 2008 Sympathetic Details Jonathan 2010 Speed-Dating Stan Uncredited Allen Mack Detective Ricardo Ellis Short film 2011 Aide-de-Camp Sutton Short film 2014 Red Sky Defense Attorney

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Matthews, Nadine (January 4, 2018). ["Ryan Sands Plays Parent Not To Be Messed With in 'Runaways'"](https://afro.com/ryan-sands-plays-parent-not-messed-runaways/). *Afro*. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Everything That You Need To Know About Ryan Sands"](http://twinpeakstrailmarathon.com/everything-need-know-ryan-sands/). *Twin Peaks Trail Marathon*. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Dinh, Christine (February 9, 2017). ["'Marvel's Runaways' Sets Remaining Cast For Television Project With Hulu"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155519/https://news.marvel.com/tv/59437/marvels-runaways-sets-remaining-cast-television-project-hulu/). [Marvel.com](/source/Marvel.com). Archived from [the original](https://news.marvel.com/tv/59437/marvels-runaways-sets-remaining-cast-television-project-hulu/) on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.theryansands.com)

- [Ryan Sands](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762365/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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