Michael Ryan

Career timeline

1. 1977 · Screen debut

   The Professionals (TV)

2. 1990 · Breakthrough

   Law & Order (TV)

3. 2025 · Latest release

   Pitfall (Movie)

Career in numbers

3 1970s

6 1980s

12 1990s

13 2000s

10 2010s

3 2020s

• Drama30
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy15
• Crime13
• Tv Movie11
• Thriller11
• Mystery10

Highest-rated title Julie and the Phantoms 2020 8.4 Most popular title Law & Order 1990 7.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Michael Ryan in our catalogue.

Brad Wright

3 titles together

Bill Eagles

3 titles together

Annette O'Toole

2 titles together

Stuart Gillard

2 titles together

Daniel Sackheim

2 titles together

Edward James Olmos

2 titles together

Mark Verheiden

2 titles together

Amanda Tapping

2 titles together

Mark Valley

2 titles together

Tim Hunter

2 titles together

1. 2025 Pitfall as Bill 6.2 Movie
2. 2020 Julie and the Phantoms as Mitch Patterson 8.4 TV
3. 2020 A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery as Donovan Fletcher 7.8 Movie
4. 2018 Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder In D Minor as Conrad Siles 6.1 Movie
5. 2017 Walking the Dog as Dan 5.5 Movie
6. 2016 A Wish for Christmas as Mr. Williams 5.9 Movie
7. 2015 The Magicians as Eliot's Father 7.6 TV
8. 2015 Supergirl as McTavish 7.3 TV
9. 2015 Fatal Memories as Stewart Martin Movie
10. 2011 Fairly Legal as Judge Anthony Keeton 6.6 TV
11. 2010 Dear Mr. Gacy as Frank Moss 5.8 Movie
12. 2010 Encounter with Danger as Gordon Movie
13. 2010 Human Target as Thin Man 7.2 TV
14. 2009 Desperate Escape as Dr. Alvarez Movie
15. 2009 Echoes as Professor/ Mr. Butler Movie
16. 2008 Fringe as Gary 8.1 TV
17. 2008 The Art of War II: Betrayal as Senator Phillips 4.7 Movie
18. 2008 Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict as John Fedder Movie
19. 2007 Lewis as Harrison Sax 7.6 TV
20. 2007 White Noise 2: The Light as Homeless Man 5.5 Movie
21. 2005 Subzero as Major Martin Cook Movie
22. 2004 Battlestar Galactica as Ray Abinell 8.2 TV
23. 2004 The 4400 as David Sumlin 7.2 TV
24. 2004 The Perfect Score as Anna's Father 5.8 Movie
25. 2002 The Twilight Zone as Ron Agar 7.2 TV
26. 2001 Smallville as Psychiatrist 8.2 TV
27. 1998 First Wave as Senator Sterling Preston 7.1 TV
28. 1997 Stargate SG-1 as John Prior 8.3 TV
29. 1997 Our Mother's Murder as Tony Morrell Movie
30. 1996 Profile for Murder as Andy Sachs Movie
31. 1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy as Anton Lazaroff 6.3 TV
32. 1995 Malicious as Mitchell James 4.9 Movie
33. 1995 The Outer Limits as Thomas Langley Russell 7.7 TV
34. 1993 Look Who's Talking Now! as Pilot 5.4 Movie
35. 1993 The X-Files as Agent Cameron Hill 8.4 TV
36. 1992 Highlander: The Series as Sheriff 7.4 TV
37. 1990 It as Tom Rogan 6.9 TV
38. 1990 Law & Order as Charlie Meadow 7.3 TV
39. 1985 MacGyver as Deegan 7.7 TV
40. 1982 American Playhouse as Student TV
41. 1981 Lady Chatterley's Lover as Gigolo 5.4 Movie
42. 1980 The Long Good Friday as Waiter 7.2 Movie
43. 1980 Oppenheimer as Student TV
44. 1980 Twelfth Night as Curio Movie
45. 1979 Birth of the Beatles as Pete Best Movie
46. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Man at Airport 6.8 TV
47. 1977 The Professionals as Wilf 7.6 TV

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