Daniel Ryan: Biography in Details
Who is Daniel Ryan?
Daniel Ryan is an English actor and writer, best known for starring as Darren Alexander in the BBC drama comedy Linda Green, Andrew Gilligan in The Government Inspector, Andy Coulson in Steel River Blues and Kenny Reed in The Whistleblowers.
Similarly, he is recognized for his stage shows, including Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Richard III. Since 2019, he has played DI Tony Manning in The Bay.
Daniel Ryan: Bio, Age, Education
Daniel Ryan was born in 1968 as Daniel O’Brien in Culcheth near Warrington, Cheshire. As of 2025, he is 57 years old. He holds British nationality and his ethnicity is caucasian.
He was born to his parents who owned a bingo hall. As for siblings, he has a younger brother. He went to Culcheth High School. Even though he played in a school band named Darker Than Shark, he was inspired by a drama teacher who had studied at RADA. He later joined the Lancashire Schools Arts Workshop in North Wales and eventually got into LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art).
Rumours, Controversy
Daniel has not been involved in controversy till now. He keeps his personal life private and has kept himself away from scandals and rumours. He ignores the activities that affect his career and image.
Career and Professional Life
After graduation, Daniel signed an 18-month contract with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He portrayed the character of a paralysed man in a Drinking and Driving Wrecks Lives advert in 1995.
Ten years after finishing school, he performed as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 1999 and 2000. He also acted in Fallout and Posh at the Royal Court Theatre, and in Mammals at the Bush Theatre, which later went on tour. In 2008, he appeared in Gethsemane, a new play by David Hare, at the National Theatre.
Moreover, he starred as Jamie Hunter in series 1 episode 8 of Heartbeat called “Outsiders” and as Andy in the 2001 ITV drama Bob & Rose. In December 2007, he made his appearance in the Series 17 episode of Heartbeat called “Touch and Go”, where he played the character of Max Philpott who murdered long-running character PC Phil Bellamy.
From 2011 to 2012, he was seen as the father of the third-generation character Rich Hardbeck on the Teen Drama Skins. Likewise, he also had a role in the 2008 Doctor Who episode “Midnight”. He was cast as Felix Sansome in “Wild Justice”, S5:E2 of Lewis, which aired in April 2011. In 2012, he played antagonist Barry Flint in The Girl Who Lived, the fourth episode of the ninth season of New Tricks.
In 2014, he played the character Bill Catcheside in Salting the Battlefield. He is also well-known for his role as Dan in the Sky Living comedy-drama Mount Pleasant, which he has been part of since 2011. In 2015, he appeared as Steve Baker in Season 7, Episode 1 of Doc Martin, and as Colonel Anthony Forbes-Leith in the BBC series Father Brown, specifically in Episode 3.9 titled The Truth in the Wine.
In 2022 he made his appearance as Gary in Middle at the National Theatre. That year, he also portrayed DAC Peter Clarke (Metropolitan Police) in the four part ITV series Litvinenko.
Daniel Ryan: Net Worth and Salary
Daniel might have earned a good amount of money as a professional actor. Most of his earnings come from his acting career, movies, television series, and other business ventures. Information about his salary and net worth is under review.
Body Measurements: Height and Weight
Daniel has maintained a good body shape and is of decent height. He is 6 feet and has an average weight. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Information about his other body measurements, such as his biceps, chest, dress, and shoe sizes, is under review.
Social Media: Instagram and Twitter
The actor is quite active on Instagram and holds more than 3.7k followers. He has posted around 146 posts on Instagram under the username “@dan.ryan.official”. Similarly, he holds around 43.9k followers on Twitter. However, he is not active on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube.
