He also played Jack Hunter in "The Rose Tattoo" at the Huntington Theatre in Boston in 2002. Ryan started acting when he was in sixth grade. He is six feet tall and originally auditioned for the role of Matt Ritter on Wildfire, but was cast for Junior. He also performed in plays while at Boston University. Before getting his role on Wildfire, he worked for the famous Beverly Hills Hotel, parking cars. When he was young, he loved playing baseball. He co-starred in the ABC Family Original TV Series Wildfire, portraying the role of Junior Davis. He will be portraying Sgt. Mills Evans in Major Movie Star, a handsome officer Megan (portrayed by Jessica Simpson) falls for. He will also guest on an episode of another popular ABC Family show, Greek, as a suitor for the lead character, Casey.