Ryan Wichert

Height: 171 cm

Ryan is a British stage and screen actor who trained at the Drama Centre London. He spent his childhood in Germany and is fluently bilingual. He's known for the war drama Another Mother's So ...Show More

Ryan is a British stage and screen actor who trained at the Drama Centre London. He spent his childhood in Germany and is fluently bilingual. He's known for the war drama Another Mother's Son (2017), dir. by BAFTA winner Christopher Menaul, the BFI produced short comedy To Leech (2013), opposite Jason Watkins and Julian Rhind-Tutt; and the feature Trautmann (2018) directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller.He has appeared in various German TV series and films. As the bad boy thug 'Bret' in the coming-of-age feature Abschussfahrt (2015) (Constantin Films) and he was part of the original cast of the TV Sketch Comedy Die unwahrscheinlichen Ereignisse im Leben von ... (2014) (WDR Germany / btf GmbH), which received a nomination for a 'Grimme', one of the most celebrated award in German Television. In mid 2017 he played a guest lead on the popular German TV series "Betty's Diagnose" (ZDF / Network Movie GmbH).In the UK he has played lead parts on TV for National Geographic's "Nazi Megastructures 4" and took over the lead role in the independent thriller The Redeeming (2018), which is getting a limited US release.Ryan's work has been underpinned by his love of the stage, which he continues to return to. Fresh out of drama school, he appeared in the physical comedy piece "The Fantastical Adventures Of [NOT] Being with You". The show received glowing reviews and Ryan was praised for his comedy timing and inventiveness. Ryan also took roles in a number of Shakespearean productions including "Much Ado About Nothing", doubling up as both Dogberry and Don John and appearing as the Fool to the late David Ryall's "King Lear". His versatility being recognised within the industry, Ryan was cast in two world premieres at the award-winning Arcola Theatre in London; "Shrapnel", a bleak political drama, saw him play as a young soldier and an IT geek, while he portrayed a principled young journalist in the hit satire "Clarion" opposite stage icons Greg Hicks and Clare Higgins. In early 2017 Ryan appeared in the Chekhov's comedy "The Cherry Orchard", his third collaboration with Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen. Hide