Ryan Cooley

Ryan Hadison Cooley (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian[1] consultant and former actor. He is best known for his role as James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation which he starred in from 2001 until 2007. He also studied theatre at the University of Toronto.[2]

Ryan Cooley
Cooley in 2007
Born
Ryan Hadison Cooley

(1988-05-18) May 18, 1988
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Occupation(s)Actor, consultant
Years active1998–2015

Career

Prior to joining the Degrassi cast, he had a two-year run as Pleskit, the alien lead in the television series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien. Cooley's other television credits include the series, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Queer as Folk, Lexx: The Series and Life with Derek. He has also appeared in the features Sachsenhausen 1944, Toy Men, Disney Channel film The Color of Friendship, the Animal Planet film Cybermutt and CBC television film Happy Christmas Miss King alongside his Degrassi co-star Lauren Collins. In 2006, Cooley was nominated for a Young Artist Award (LA) the category of Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series. Cooley has also appeared in the 2007 film The Tracey Fragments with Elliot Page.[lower-alpha 1] In 2012, Cooley guest starred in a YouTube miniseries called Millie and Midge, in episodes 2 and 4 as Parker.

Cooley appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation as a regular character in the first season of the show and continued his role until 2007, the show’s sixth season.

Filmography
Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1998 After Johnathan Madison Short film
1998 Happy Christmas, Miss King Daniel King Television film
1999 Real Kids, Real Adventures Bud Toole Episode: "Amy to the Rescue: The Amy Toole Story"
1999–2001 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Pleskit Main role
2000 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Waif Kid 3 episodes
2000 The Color of Friendship Billy Television film
2001 Queer as Folk Hank Cameron Supporting role
2001 Lexx Digby 3 episodes
2001–2007 Degrassi: The Next Generation J.T. Yorke Main cast
2003 Cybermutt Nino Television film
2005 God's Goodness Mike Short film
2005 Life with Derek Frank Episode: "The Poxfather"
2007 The Tracey Fragments David Goldberg Supporting role
2010 The Dating Guy Booyah's son Voice, episode: "Weekend at Booyah's"
2012 Lost Girl Website Owner Episode: "Midnight Lamp"
2013–2015 Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion Louis Voice, main cast
2014 BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz Task Landau Voice, main cast

Notes
  1. Credited as Ellen Page

References
  1. "Ryan Cooley - Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. "theTVaddict.com Exclusive Interview: Degrassi's Ryan Cooley Talks About the Death of J.T. | the TV addict". The TV Addict. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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