Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Acting
Born 1968-05-03Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born May 3, 1968), known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Gone Baby Gone (2007) and is also known for her roles in the HBO series The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell; In Treatment, playing psychiatrist Adele Brousse; and The Office, playing human resources representative Holly Flax. Ryan was born in Queens, New York City. She is the daughter of Pam, a nurse, and John, a trucking business owner. Ryan is her mother's maiden name. She is of English, Irish, and Polish descent. Growing up in the 1970s, Ryan and her sister delivered the Daily News by bike. At a young age, Ryan attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. At 17, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts. Hired for the national tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school, Ryan worked steadily off-Broadway for the next decade.

Movies (48)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
7.4

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014Movie7.4
War of the Worlds
6.6

War of the Worlds

2005Movie6.6
Bridge of Spies
7.2

Bridge of Spies

2015Movie7.2
Wolfs
6.5

Wolfs

2024Movie6.5
Gone Baby Gone
7.3

Gone Baby Gone

2007Movie7.3
Escape Plan
6.7

Escape Plan

2013Movie6.7
Beau Is Afraid
6.7

Beau Is Afraid

2023Movie6.7
Central Intelligence
6.4

Central Intelligence

2016Movie6.4
Beautiful Boy
7.6

Beautiful Boy

2018Movie7.6
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
7.1

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007Movie7.1
Changeling
7.6

Changeling

2008Movie7.6
Goosebumps
6.3

Goosebumps

2015Movie6.3
Green Zone
6.5

Green Zone

2010Movie6.5
Capote
7.0

Capote

2005Movie7.0
Late Night
6.4

Late Night

2019Movie6.4
Monster Trucks
6.1

Monster Trucks

2016Movie6.1
Devil's Knot
6.2

Devil's Knot

2013Movie6.2
The Infiltrator
6.7

The Infiltrator

2016Movie6.7
Dan in Real Life
6.6

Dan in Real Life

2007Movie6.6
You Can Count on Me
6.9

You Can Count on Me

2000Movie6.9
Win Win
6.8

Win Win

2011Movie6.8
Louder Than Bombs
6.5

Louder Than Bombs

2015Movie6.5
A Statement

A Statement

2026Movie
Don Verdean
4.9

Don Verdean

2015Movie4.9
Worth
6.7

Worth

2021Movie6.7
Strange but True
6.0

Strange but True

2019Movie6.0
Keane
6.0

Keane

2004Movie6.0
Clear History
6.1

Clear History

2013Movie6.1
Breathe In
5.9

Breathe In

2013Movie5.9
Bob Funk
4.6

Bob Funk

2009Movie4.6
Lost Girls
6.1

Lost Girls

2020Movie6.1
Chicago 10
5.8

Chicago 10

2008Movie5.8
NDA

NDA

Movie
Jack Goes Boating
6.0

Jack Goes Boating

2010Movie6.0
In the Deep Woods
5.5

In the Deep Woods

1992Movie5.5
The Missing Person
5.9

The Missing Person

2009Movie5.9
Tapping the Wire
8.0

Tapping the Wire

2007Movie8.0
Abundant Acreage Available
5.4

Abundant Acreage Available

2017Movie5.4
Remembering Sex
6.3

Remembering Sex

1998Movie6.3
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
5.0

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

2006Movie5.0
The Women
9.0

The Women

2002Movie9.0
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
7.2

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

2015Movie7.2
Marvelous

Marvelous

2008Movie
Passing Through

Passing Through

2023Movie
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

2016Movie
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
10.0

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

2023Movie10.0
Baseball Wives
10.0

Baseball Wives

2002Movie10.0
Roberta
4.3

Roberta

1999Movie4.3

TV Shows (26)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
The Office
8.6

The Office

2005Series8.6
Rick and Morty
8.7

Rick and Morty

2013Series8.7
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series7.6
The Wire
8.6

The Wire

2002Series8.6
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Only Murders in the Building
8.4

Only Murders in the Building

2021Series8.4
Third Watch
7.9

Third Watch

1999Series7.9
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993Series8.1
Quantum Leap
8.0

Quantum Leap

1989Series8.0
Home Improvement
7.4

Home Improvement

1991Series7.4
Sugar
7.1

Sugar

2024Series7.1
In Treatment
7.7

In Treatment

2008Series7.7
Finding Your Roots
6.5

Finding Your Roots

2012Series6.5
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Broad City
7.1

Broad City

2014Series7.1
The Naked Truth
6.5

The Naked Truth

1995Series6.5
Brooklyn Bridge
7.8

Brooklyn Bridge

1991Series7.8
100 Centre Street
8.2

100 Centre Street

2001Series8.2
Kidnapped
7.1

Kidnapped

2006Series7.1
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
7.0

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

2020Series7.0
A Will of their Own
7.5

A Will of their Own

1998Series7.5