Ryan Corr


Ryan Corr is an Australian actor. Corr is known for his roles in the Australian drama series Packed to the Rafters and Love Child along with film roles in Wolf Creek 2, The Water Diviner and Holding the Man.

Life and career

Corr was born in Melbourne. His father is Peter Corr, the head coach of the Australian women's goalball team. He started his acting career at the age of thirteen with the film Opraholic. His first television performance was on The Sleepover Club with a supporting role as Matthew McDougal. After completing filming on The Sleepover Club, he scored a lead role as Sheng Zamett on Silversun.
Soon after, Corr had many guest appearances on shows such as ', Blue Heelers and Neighbours. Corr is also a voice actor and was the voice of a sheep in Charlotte's Web. In 2006, the second series of Blue Water High aired on Australian TV in which he had a lead. Corr starred as a young surfer named Eric, who was one of the six chosen teens to attend Solar Blue. In 2009, he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2010, Corr appeared in the final few episodes of ' as Michael Kanaan and was a regular character on the popular Australian television show Packed to the Rafters, playing Dave Rafter's nephew Coby Jennings.
Corr was the 2011 recipient of the Heath Ledger Scholarship. He was a nominee for Cleo's Bachelor of the Year in 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the teen thriller film 6 Plots, and starred alongside John Jarratt in Wolf Creek 2, the 2013 sequel to the horror film Wolf Creek.
In May 2014, Corr was charged with heroin possession after being found with a freezer bag holding 0.26g of the drug in the Sydney suburb of Bondi. After admitting to the possession, the actor was given a 12-month behaviour bond with no conviction recorded. The arrest took place only a few days after Corr’s grandfather had gone into a coma following a heart attack. In a “vulnerable state,” Corr went into a hotel, where a man gave him a bag containing heroin and said, “here, have this, you’ll feel better.” According to Corr’s lawyer, Corr was grateful for having been arrested, because it stopped him from using the drug, “which he said he had never tried before.” As Corr later stated, “I found myself in a position where I was incredibly upset, someone offered me something and 200 metres after, I was picked up with it. It was an error of judgment.”
In 2015, Corr starred in Neil Armfield's romantic-drama film Holding the Man, adapted from Timothy Conigrave's 1995 memoir of the same name. Corr portrayed Timothy Conigrave opposite Craig Stott who portrayed John Caleo, with supporting performances from Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia, Sarah Snook, Kerry Fox and Geoffrey Rush.
Corr stars in the television series Wanted.
In 2018, Corr appeared as Joseph in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.

Private life

Corr studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art until 2009, where he studied Drama. He dated fellow actress Dena Kaplan until 2013.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The Sleepover ClubMatthew McDougal25 episodes
2004SilversunSheng Zammett40 episodes
2005'FreddieEpisode: "Operation: Double Oh"
2005Blue HeelersZac BronskiEpisode: "Playing by the Book"
2006NeighboursCharlie HoylandEpisode: "You're a Big Boy Now"
2006Blue Water HighEric TannerLead role; 26 episodes
2010'Michael Kanaan4 episodes
2010TangleIsacc4 episodes
2009-2013Packed to the RaftersCoby Jennings65 episodes
Nominated—Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent
Nominated—Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent
2012Redfern NowTimmyEpisode: "Raymond"
2014-2015Love ChildJohnny Lowry9 episodes
2014The MoodysSammy1 episode
2015BanishedPrivate MacDonald7 episodes
2016WantedChris Murphett2 episodes
2016ClevermanBlair FinchMain Cast; 6 episodes
2017John CornellMain Cast; 2 episodes
2019BloomSam/Tommy BrydonMain Cast: 6 episodes
2019My Life Is MurderSamuel MorganEpisode: "Another Bloody Podcast"
2019The CommonsShayMain Cast
2020The Secrets She KeepsSimonMain Cast: 6 episodes

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007PiranhaAndy
2010VioletMax
2011Blue Monday