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Home/People/Paul Ryden
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Born
Feb 12, 1953
Age 73
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

14
Movies
11
TV Shows
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Paul Ryden

Acting

Biography
Paul Ryden is an actor and writer, known for Hidden Figures (2016), Stranger Things (2016), and Halt and Catch Fire (2014). With a background in feature news reporting (Green Bay, WI; Louisville, KY: Turner Broadcasting, Atlanta), it's only natural that Paul is often cast as a news anchor or reporter, but he's played a variety of roles from doctor to judge to parole officer to corporate executive. His theatre work the last few years includes the lead roles of William Gillett in The Game's Afoot and Matt Drayton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Paul has traveled extensively, producing fund-raising videos for mission agencies and NGO's in such far-flung locales as Afghanistan, Rwanda, Ukraine, Indonesia, and points beyond.
All Is Merry & Bright poster

All Is Merry & Bright

as Jack Gilbert Sr.
2025
Bull Street poster

Bull Street

as Millard Motley
2024
The Beanie Bubble poster

The Beanie Bubble

as White House Reporter
2023
Samaritan poster

Samaritan

as News Anchor
2022
Sons 2 the Grave poster

Sons 2 the Grave

as Bill Anderson
2022
Only poster

Only

as Anchor #1
2020
Greener Grass poster

Greener Grass

as Anchor
2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters poster

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as News Anchor #3
2019
Summer '03 poster

Summer '03

as Randall / Funeral Home Owner
2018
As in the Days of Noah poster

As in the Days of Noah

as George
2017
Hidden Figures poster

Hidden Figures

as TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral
2016
The 5th Wave poster

The 5th Wave

as TV News Anchor
2016
Cat Run 2 poster

Cat Run 2

as Barnes
2014
The Slugger's Wife poster

The Slugger's Wife

as Reporter
1985