Biography

An award-winning, sought after film, television and theater actor, Ryan Kitley continues to make his mark as a leading man on screens and stages. He has worked in Chicago and Los Angeles for nearly three decades as an actor, an improviser, and a director. Film and television credits include The Chi, Proven Innocent, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Boss, Detroit 1-8-7, Guidance, Turks, Early Edition, Miss March, Soul Survivors, Barbershop II, San Gabriel, among many others. As a voiceover artist, Ryan's clients include Lucasarts, Blue Cross, Sears, Bayer, Quicken Loans, Western Union, Red Box, Deloitte, to name a few. Theatre credits include major roles at Goodman Theatre, Writers' Theatre, Provision Theatre, The Matrix Theater, Colony Theater, The Organic Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre, The Piven Theatre Workshop, Theatre at the Center, Meadow Brook Theatre, and The Royal George. Ryan was nominated for "best actor" in the 2015 film Guidance directed by Josh Wolff. He received two Jeff Citation nominations for his role as Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Austin in The Big Funk. As an improviser Ryan has studied and performed at IO, Second City, Piven Theater Workshop, and The Westside Eclectic. He is also the published author of his book Acting with Integrity. Ryan has worked as a teaching artist for many acting schools and programs in Chicago and LA. He was born and raised on the Jersey Shore - exit 109. Ryan and his wife Kelley have four kids, Connor, Maggie, Murphy, and Emma.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ryan Kitley