
Clarence John Ryan
Department: Acting
Biography
Clarence Ryan is an Australian actor. Clarence Ryan is the nephew of Trevor Jamieson, which they discovered while filming Lockie Leonard in 2007. He has been acting since he was 14. Ryan played the lead role in Wrong Kind of Black, was a co-lead in September and featured in a segment of We Are Still Here. He played a lead in Lockie Leonard, as well as in KGB, an Australian comedy series following two rookie detectives through Perth, appeared in the second season of Cleverman and in the third series of Mystery Road. Other featured roles include the film Blueback (film); the historical documentary Yagan, about the Noongar warrior Yagan; and the 2014 stage production of King Hit, which follows the life of Geoffrey Narkle, an Aboriginal man and a member of the Stolen Generations, and his boxing career during reflecting on culture, identity, and finding strength. For his performance in September he was nominated for 2008 AFI Award for Best Young Actor and for his performance in Mystery Road: Origin he was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actor.
Known For

September
2007

Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären
2006

We Are Still Here
2023

The Moogai
2024

Good Night
2021

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024

He Ain't Heavy
2024

Blight
2017

OtherLife
2017

The Decadent and Depraved
2018

Ghost
2016

Between Two Lines
2019

Dark Place
2019

Killer Native
2019

Nobody's Child
2017

Yagan
2013

Moon Rock for Monday
2021

Blueback
2022

Kangaroo
2025

Dirt Tin
2017

Twice Over
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Wrong Kind of Black
2018

KGB
2019

Mystery Road: Origin
2022

Wanted
2016

Stateless
2020

ANZAC Girls
2014

Territory
2024

The Newsreader
2021

Guilt
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The Secret River
2015

Reckless
2025