Ryan McCartan

Ryan Jerome McCartan[1] (born June 14, 1993[2][3]) is an American actor and singer. As an actor, he is known for playing Jason "J.D." Dean in the original off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical (2014) and for playing Brad Majors in the 2016 Fox musical television film The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again. McCartan is also known as half of the former pop duo The Girl and the Dreamcatcher. McCartan played the recurring role of Diggie Smalls on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie. He also played Fiyero, the main love interest, in the Broadway production of Wicked. He was also the final Hans in the Broadway production of Frozen.

Ryan McCartan
Born (1993-06-14) June 14, 1993
Excelsior, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2011–present
RelativesAlison McCartan (sister)
Musical career
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Associated actsThe Girl and the Dreamcatcher
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

McCartan was born in Excelsior, Minnesota.[2] His father, Conn McCartan, was the principal at Eden Prairie High School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota,[4] until he retired in 2018.

Career

McCartan began his career with a minor part in the stage version of Disney's High School Musical in 2007.[5] In 2011 he starred in the titular role in Minnesota's first regional production of The Phantom of The Opera. That same year, he won Best Performance by an Actor at the Jimmy Awards, given out by The Broadway League to the top performers in high school musical productions.[6]

In 2013 McCartan began playing the recurring role of Diggie on the Disney Channel comedy Liv and Maddie.[7] In 2015 he starred in the direct-to-video film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls.[8] In 2016 McCartan was cast in the lead role of Brad Majors in the 2016 Fox musical television film The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again.[9]

In May 2015 Dove Cameron announced that she and McCartan were officially forming a pop duo and would be releasing their first original song.[10] In September 2015, they announced their group's name would be The Girl and the Dreamcatcher,[11] and their first video was released in October 2015.[12]

On September 11, 2018, McCartan made his Broadway debut as Fiyero in the musical Wicked.[13] He remained with the show through May 12, 2019.[14]

He also originated the role of Jason Dean in the original off-Broadway cast of the musical Heathers, which ran from March through August 2014, after playing the role in the Los Angeles tryout in 2013. In mid-2018 he originated the lead role of Eddie Corbin in the new musical Mutt House at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and in August 2019 he played Lt. Cable in South Pacific at the Aspen Music Festival.

He also starred in the role of Mac in the Roundabout Theatre Company's new musical Scotland PA. In November 2019 he made his solo show debut at Feinstein's/54 Below. He joined the cast of Frozen on Broadway as Hans in February 2020.[15] However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all Broadway theatres were closed. Disney later announced, on May 14, 2020, that Frozen would not reopen after the lockdown is lifted.[16]

McCartan is part of the Rodgers and Hammerstein goes Pop! project producing a single version of This Nearly Was Mine.

In April 2020, he hosted the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS viewing of 25 Years of Disney Broadway.

Personal life

McCartan began dating actress and singer Dove Cameron in August 2013.[17][18] He officially announced that Cameron was his fiancée on April 14, 2016,[18] but their relationship ended in October 2016.[19]

On July 29, 2014, McCartan revealed in a tweet that he has suffered from diabetes since age six.[20] In 2019, McCartan stated in an interview that he had been sexually abused by a theatre mentor when he was 12.[21]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Summer Forever Liam
2015 R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls Hunter Direct-to-video film
2016 Emma's Chance Jacob Murphy
2016 The Standoff Farrell Bennett
2020 The F**k Happened Scotty Ransford Completed
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Extremely Decent Jeff Television film
2013 The Middle Ryan Episode: "Valentine's Day IV"
2013 Monday Mornings Daniel Episode: "The Legend and the Fall"
2013–2017 Liv and Maddie Diggie Recurring role
2014 Last Man Standing Matt Episode: "Tasers"
2014 Royal Pains William "Cinco" Phipps V Recurring role (season 6)
2015 Austin & Ally Billie Episode: "Duos & Deception"[22]
2016 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Brad Majors Television film
2017 Midnight, Texas Jeremy Episodes: "Riders on the Storm", "The Virgin Sacrifice"
2017 Freakish Oliver Recurring role (season 2)
2018 Love Daily Dylan Episode: "Love and Cheese"
2018 Princess Rap Battle Mad Hatter Digital Episode: "Dorothy vs. Alice"

Theater
Year Title Role Note
2013–2014Heathers: The MusicalJason "J.D." DeanOff-Broadway at New World Stages
2018Mutt HouseEddie CorbinKirk Douglas Theatre
2018–2019WickedFiyeroBroadway at the Gershwin Theatre
2019 Scotland, PA Mac Off-Broadway at Laura Pels Theatre
2020FrozenHansBroadway at St. James Theatre

Discography
See also: The Girl and the Dreamcatcher § Discography

Soundtrack albums
Title Album details
Heathers: The Musical
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

References
  1. Ryan McCartan [@ryanmccartan] (September 8, 2013). ""@NJBergs: My middle name is jerome" reppin' proud. Best middle name ever. Nathan Jerome and Ryan Jerome #ForLife" (Tweet). Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "Ryan McCartan". Hollywood.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. "Ryan McCartan on Instagram: "26 🎂"". Instagram.
  4. "Eden Prairie High School Principal Conn McCartan". USA Today. Gannet. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. Skinner, Quinton (January 8, 2007). "Review: 'Disney's High School Musical'". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  6. Hershberg, Marc (June 26, 2017). "Jimmy Awards Jump-Start Broadway Careers". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  7. Craig Turpin (May 4, 2016). "Disney's Liv and Maddie stars perform at N.J. balloon festival". NJ.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017. Ryan McCartan appears as recurring character Diggie on the show, which airs on Sunday nights.
  8. Lesas, Sylvie (July 9, 2015). "R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls Releases on DVD and Digital HD September 29, 2015". Evigshed Mag. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  9. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 4, 2016). "TV News Roundup: Victoria Justice to Star in Fox's 'Rocky Horror' Special & More". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  10. Devoe, Noelle (July 16, 2015). "Disney Channel's Dove Cameron & Ryan McCartan Take a Major Step in Their Adorable Relationship". Seventeen. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  11. Osmanski, Stephanie (September 29, 2015). "Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan Announce Their Band Name". M Magazine. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  12. Johnson, Zach (October 2, 2015). "Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan Release "Written in the Stars" Music Video as Duo The Girl and the Dreamcatcher". E! Online. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  13. "Ryan McCartan Joins WICKED As Fiyero Beginning September 11". BroadwayWorld. August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  14. Lefkowitz, Andy (May 14, 2019). "Wicked Welcomes Hannah Corneau as Elphaba in Broadway Debut". Broadway.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  15. Gans, Andrew (January 15, 2020). "Ciara Renée and McKenzie Kurtz Will Be Frozen's New Elsa and Anna on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  16. Gans, Andrew (14 May 2020). "Broadway's Frozen Will Not Reopen Post-Pandemic". Playbill.
  17. "♡DOVE♡ on Instagram: "I tried so hard to accurately capture how incredibly gorgeous these beauties are when they showed up in my dressing room today, but a photo…"". Instagram. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  18. "See Ryan McCartan Tower Over Kirstin Chenoweth and Dove Cameron". WhoSay. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  19. Vulpo, Mike (October 5, 2016). "Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan Call Off Their Engagement". E! News. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  20. McNamara, Brittney. "Why Ryan McCartan Spent Halloween in the Hospital". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  21. Bowling, Suzanna (November 7, 2019). "Ryan McCartan Talks About Being Sexually Abused and How He Has Conquered and Won". Times Square Chronicle. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  22. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (April 7, 2015). "Watch: Bella Thorne & Zendaya Reunite on 'K.C. Undercover' (Exclusive Clip)". Variety. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  23. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again". iTunes.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.