Ryan Gage (born 17 January 1983)[2] is an English actor who has worked in theatre, television, films, and video games.
Ryan Gage | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ryan James Gage 17 January 1983 Coventry, England |
| Alma mater | Drama Centre London |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Agent | United Agents[1] |
On television, he is best known for his roles as King Louis XIII in the BBC series The Musketeers and Ted Bundy in the TV film Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay. In the cinema, he played the Master of Laketown's deputy Alfrid Lickspittle in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and Ted Bundy again (identified as him in the cast list) in the film Angel of Decay, which earned him a Best Actor Award at the British Independent Film Festival in 2016.[1] In video games, Gage has portrayed Charibert in the Final Fantasy XIV expansion pack Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. In theatre, he has worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company on plays such as Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Macbeth.[1]
Early life
editGage was born in Coventry. He attended BRIT School and went on to train at the Drama Centre London.[3][4]
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Company | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Miser | Cléante | Sean Foley | Mark Goucher Productions/Garrick Theatre | [1] |
| 2013 | American Justice | Fenton | Lisa Forrell | Playground Studios/Arts Theatre | [1] |
| Ghost Stories | Simon Rifkind | "Andy Nyman", "Jeremy Dyson", and Sean Holmes | Duke of York, "Lyric Hammersmith", and "Liverpool Everyman" | [1] | |
| The Laws of War | Soldier | Jeremy Herrin | Royal Court Theatre | [1] | |
| Wages of Thin | Inspector One | Prasanna Puwanarajah, Trevor Griffith | Old Red Lion | [1] | |
| Quadrophenia | Ace Face | Tom Critchley, Che Walker | [1] | ||
| Artist Descending a Staircase | Martello | Micheal Gieleta, Tom Stoppard | Old Red Lion | [1] | |
| Hamlet | Osric and Player Queen | Gregory Doran | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Albert | Cressida Brown | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Flute | Gregory Doran | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| God in Ruins | Brian Junior and The Homeless Soldier | Anthony Neilson | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | Lord | Gregory Doran | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| Macbeth | Soldier | Conal Morrison | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| Macbeth | Donalbain and Young Steward | Silvio Pucuretti | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| Indian Boy | Sparks | Rebecca Gatewood | Royal Shakespeare Company | [1] | |
| Promises and Lies | Cuddles | Jonathan Church | The Birmingham Repertory Theatre | [1] | |
| 2006 | Spring Awakening | Melchoir Gabor | Aoifie Smyth | The Union Theatre | [1][5] |
| Wolves and Sheep | Apollonius and Goretsky | Caroline Lynch | Pleasence Theatre | [1] |
TV and filmography
editFeature films and shorts
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Young Thief | Danny Cannon | Uncredited role | |
| 2007 | Outlaw | Manning's Lawyer | Nick Love | [1] | |
| 2007 | Brixton 85 | Drunk Man | Tom Greene | Short Movie | [1] |
| Alone Together | Oscar | Daniel Gage | Credited as co-director with Daniel Gage and the film as a "Gage Family" short | [1][6] | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Alfrid Lickspittle | Peter Jackson | [1] | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Alfrid Lickspittle | Peter Jackson | [7] | |
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel | Ramsey | Talulah Riley | [1] | |
| 2016 | Angel of Decay | Ted Bundy (identified as "Him" in the cast list) | Jamie Crawford | 112 minutes Movie version | |
| 2016 | 100 Streets | Vincent | Jim O'Hanlon | [1] | |
| Days in Between | Sean | Tom Greene | [1] | ||
| Headphones | Barry | Tom Shkolnik | [1] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Bill | Carl Buxton | Ep.:"Love and War: Part 1" (Season 15, episode 64) | |
| 2006 | Hustle | Billy | Ep.: "Price for Fame" (Season 3, episode 1) | |
| 2009 | Holby City | Russell Cobden | Ep.: "The Honeymoon's Over" (Season 11, episode 35) | |
| 2010 | Doctors | Nathan Hadler | Ep.: "A Taste of Freedom" (Season 11, episode 183) | |
| 2011 | Hollyoaks | Johnny | Eps.: 1.3073 and 1.3075 | |
| 2014–2016 | The Musketeers | King Louis XIII | All episodes except "The Return" (Season 2, episode 5) and "We Are the Garrison" (Season 3, episode 10) | [8] |
| 2017 | Red Dwarf | Adolf Hitler | Ep.: Cured (Season 12, episode 1) | |
| 2019 | Endeavour | Ludo Talenti | Ep.: "Oracle" (Season 7, episode 1), Ep.: "Raga" (Season 7, episode 2), Ep.: "Zenana" (Season 7, episode 3) | |
| 2022 | Father Brown | Finbar Finch | Ep.: "The Enigma of Antigonish" (Season 9, episode 9") | |
| 2023 | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | George, Prince of Wales | Eps.: 1, 5 & 6 |
Direct-to-video and television films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hamlet | Osric and Player Queen | Gregory Doran | ||
| 2013 | Murder on the Home Front | Danny Hastings | [1] | ||
| 2015 | Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay | Ted Bundy (identified as "Him" in the cast list) | Jamie Crawford | TV miniseries of 3 episodes | [1] |
| 2015 | The Gamechangers | Journalist / Presenter / Crowd (voice) | Owen Harris | [1] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Voice Director | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Charibert | Matt Delamere | [9] | |
| 2015 | Bloodborne | Micolash – Host of the Nightmare / Mob A | |||
| 2019 | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Wedge, Irvithe, Eulmoran Adjutant, Aenc Thon | [10] |
External links
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Ryan Gage: United Agents (Page Profile)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Rose, Mike (17 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Bowman, Evie (17 January 2014). "Happy Birthday, Ryan Gage!". Middle Earth News. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Flavia, Hermione (15 October 2017). "We Talk to Actor Ryan Gage about Fulfilling His Dream of Being in Red Dwarf and Playing a Wrong'un in The Hobbit". Screen Mayhem. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Mary Couzens (8 July 2006). "Spring Awakening at the Union Theatre". London SE1 Community Website. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Duran Darkins CV (pdf)". p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "'The Hobbit's' Ryan Gage Does His Best to Survive 'The Battle of the Five Armies'". CBR. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Ryan Gage". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Spotlight: ADAM HOWDEN (Page Profile)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Ryan Gage". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.