Ryan O'Donohue
Born
Ryan Sean O'Donohue[1]

(1984-04-26) April 26, 1984[2][3]
Pomona, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of La Verne, Fullerton College[4]
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Veronica Faye Dean
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(m. 2004)​
Children1

Ryan Sean O'Donohue (born April 26, 1984)[5][6] is an American actor. He is most notable for his performances as a voice actor in many Disney projects[7][8] particularly Demyx in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise. As a live-action actor, he was part of the main cast of The Byrds of Paradise.[9][10]

Early life and career

O'Donohue was born in Pomona, California[7] on April 26, 1984, to Anita Lynne (née Rultenberg) and Sean Patrick O'Donohue.[11][12] He was raised in San Dimas, California. He has a younger sister named Windy.[13][14] O'Donohue played Zeke Byrd on the 1994 ABC drama The Byrds of Paradise,[11][15] filmed in Hawaii.[16][17] TV producer Steven Bochco was one of the show's executive producers.[18]

Personal life

O'Donohue married Veronica Faye Dean in June 2004.[19][20][21] They have one child, a daughter, named Hazel Ryan O'Donohue, who was born in December 2004.[22][23][24] They live in Los Angeles, California. Through his daughter, O'Donohue and his wife have one grandson (b. August 9, 2023).[25][26][27]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Demon Knight Danny
1995 Spot's Magical Christmas Spot Voice, video short
1995 Toy Story Kid Voice
1997 Dog of Flanders Young George Voice, English dub
1998 A Bug's Life Grub Voice
1998 Spot and his Grandparents Go to the Carnival Spot Voice, video short
1998 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Young Kovu Voice, direct-to-video[28]
1999 The Iron Giant Student Voice
1999 Toy Story 2 Additional voices
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Matt McGinnis Voice, direct-to-video[29][30]
2001 Recess: School's Out Randall Weems, Digger Dave Voice[8][30]
2006 Whisper of the Heart High School Student Voice, English dub

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Byrds of Paradise Zeke Byrd 12 episodes
1994–1995 The Boys Are Back Peter Hansen 18 episodes[31]
1995 What-a-Mess What-A-Mess, Santa Claus Voice[32][33][30]
1997–2001 Recess Randall Weems, Digger Dave Voice, 17 episodes[8]
1997 Beverly Hills Family Robinson Roger Robinson Television film
1997 Superman: The Animated Series Boy #1 Voice, episode: "Identity Crisis"[30]
1998 The New Batman Adventures Matt Voice, episode: "Legends of the Dark Knight"[30]
1998 Safety Patrol Coop Television film
1998 Mr. Murder Young Alfie Miniseries
1999–2001 Batman Beyond Matt McGinnis Voice, 12 episodes[30]

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
1995 Disney's Activity Center: The Lion King Young Simba
1997 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor Whizzer
2001 The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure Young Kovu [30]
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Demyx English dub[30]
2007 Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix Demyx English dub
2009 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Demyx English dub[30]
2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Demyx English dub[30]
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Demyx English dub
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Demyx English dub[34][30]

Awards and nominations

O'Donohue was nominated for the Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over award at the 19th Youth in Film Awards, for his performance in the 1996–1997 season of Recess.[35]

References

  1. ↑ "O'Donohue, Ryan 1984–". www.encyclopedia.com.
  2. ↑ "RYAN ODONOHUE VOICES". behindthevoiceactors.com.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Sean Odonohue Vital • California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Familysearch.org.
  4. ↑ "Ryan ODonohue Official Facebook Page - About". facebook.com.
  5. ↑ "O'Donohue, Ryan 1984–". www.encyclopedia.com.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Sean O'Donohue was born on April 26, 1984 in Los Angeles County, California". www.californiabirthindex.com.
  7. 1 2 Valenzuela, Beatriz E. (22 July 2017). "Did you know these Comic-Con faves are from the Inland Empire?". Press-Enterprise. pe.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019. Chances are Ryan O'Donohue's voice played a major part in many a nerd's childhood. The veteran voice actor born in Pomona has been in such film and television favorites as 'The Iron Giant,' 'Pepper Ann,' 'Recess,' 'A Bug's Life' and 'Batman Beyond' to name a few.
  8. 1 2 3 Willis, John; Lynch, Tom; Monush, Barry (December 1, 2002). Applause. Vol. 53. New York London. p. 306. ISBN 9781557835994. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ↑ Rabinowitz, Dorothy (Mar 10, 1994). "TV: Headmaster in Hawaii, Uncle Miltie, sin and Hollywood". Wall Street Journal. p. A16.
  10. ↑ "Ryan O'Donohue". TV GUIDE. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. 1 2 O'Connor, John (2 March 1994). "Review/Television; Families on the Move To and From Their Roots". New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "RYAN ODONOHUE VOICES". behindthevoiceactors.com.
  13. ↑ "Windy O'Donohue and her first year at Idyllwild Arts Camp! - Exactly 25 years ago today! Windy is 22 months and Ryan is 5!". facebook.com.
  14. ↑ "Windy Lynn Odonohue Vital • California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Familysearch.org.
  15. ↑ Prouty, Howard H. (March 3, 1994). "The Byrds of Paradise". Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993-1994. Vol. 18. Taylor & Francis. p. 261. ISBN 9780824037970. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Rosenberg, Howard (3 March 1994). "TV REVIEW : ABC's 'Byrds of Paradise' Whistles a Maudlin Song". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  17. ↑ Furman, Elina (2000-04-15). "Almost Doesn't Count". Seth Green: An Unauthorized Biography. St. Martin's Publishing. ISBN 9781466810358.
  18. ↑ Svetkey, Benjamin. "Steven Bochco's new show". EW. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Sean and I are going to Israel !!!!!!! (June 18-30) Then going to Idyllwild Arts (July 3-9) Tomorrow celebrating Ryan And Veronica's 6th Anniversary with Danny (my sister's son), Windylynn, her boyfriend Chris, Sean and Hazel! Lots of great things to look forward to!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!". facebook.com.
  20. ↑ "Ryan O'Donohue Marriage Info American actor (? - present)". strictlyweddings.com.
  21. ↑ tikamgarhsamachar. "tikamgarhsamachar". tikamga\rhsamachar.com.
  22. ↑ "Awesome pic of my daughter with me in August at the edge of a volcano in Hawaii. She's too grown up already with that hair and designer silk wrap". facebook.com.
  23. ↑ tikamgarhsamachar. "tikamgarhsamachar". tikamgarhsamachar.com.
  24. ↑ "Father's Day with my cherub. Love you Hazel O'Donohue". facebook.com.
  25. ↑ "Guess what guys???!!! I'm going to be a Grandma!!!". facebook.com.
  26. ↑ "it's a boy 🙂". facebook.com.
  27. ↑ "briar hugh ramage ❤ august 9th 2023 6lb 7oz 19"". facebook.com.
  28. ↑ "Ryan O'Donohue". www.aveleyman.com.
  29. ↑ Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television. p. 1753.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ryan O'Donohue (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 10, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  31. ↑ Leszczak, Bob (2018). Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 28. ISBN 9781476631981.
  32. ↑ Crump, William D. (11 March 2019). "Miracle on Third Street". Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland. p. 253. ISBN 9781476636467.
  33. ↑ Erickson, Hal (June 30, 2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 -2003. Vol. The Shows M-Z Vol. 2. p. 899. ISBN 9780786422562.
  34. ↑ "Who Voices Who in Kingdom Hearts 3?". tvovermind.com. 22 February 2021.
  35. ↑ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays–Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Company. p. 253. ISBN 9781476636467.
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