Ryan Hadison Cooley (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian television actor
from Ontario, best known for his role as J.T. Yorke on Degrassi: The
Next Generation. He's from Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from
Orangeville District Secondary School in 2006. He is currently a
student at The University of Toronto.
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 movie The Color of Friendship, the Animal Planet movie
Cybermutt and CBC TV movie 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.
Ryan enjoys James Bond movies and basketball. He hopes to continue in
the entertainment business once he graduates from the University of
Toronto where he is working on his third year toward a Bachelor of Arts
in Theatre.
His father, Charlie Cooley, is a drummer
for the Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter. His father used to be in the
band Prairie Oyster. Ryan listens to old Rat Pack type music, such as
Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis Jr.
Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion(2013)as Louis
Lost Girl(2010)as Blogger
The Dating Guy(2009)as Booyah's Son
Degrassi: Minis(2005)as J.T. Yorke
Degrassi Crash Course: The 100 Most Intense Moments(2003)as Self
