Biography

Ryan Cafeo was born and raised in Pennsylvania where he grew up riding horses, racing motorbikes and iron working with his father. He first decided that he wanted to pursue acting after watching the film Goodfellas. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University majoring in Film and Advertising and a college degree under his belt, Ryan headed for Hollywood.

Ryan arrived in LA during the writers strike and wanted to stay proactive. This led directly to the development of his award winning web series that he created, co-executive produced and starred in called Luke 11:17. Critically acclaimed and twice Webby Award nominated for "Best Dramatic Series" and "Best Episode" brought much attention and endorsement from Wes Craven and put Ryan on the road to success.

With a broad range of character development skills, Ryan secured the role of [Tex Watson] opposite Lindsay Lohan in Matthew Bright's "Manson Girls" feature film. At the time of development and casting the project had the green light but when Ms. Lohan was no longer attached to the project, the film was placed on hold.

Ryan also secured a Guest Star appearance on leading network TV shows such as CSI Miami on CBS and Passions for NBC. Ryan was also selected to screen test for The Rum Diaries to play opposite Johnny Depp for the role of "Sala"and also screen tested for the movie Drive opposite Ryan Gosling as the Russian mobster "Cook."

Most recently Ryan starred opposite Fred Willard in the feature film Fred and Vinnie and also was cast as the lead in Rob Hall's pending feature film Old Scratch starring opposite Linea Headey and Rob Snieder.

- IMDb mini biography by: SgsPRBH