Ryan Cooley
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| Ryan Cooley | |
| Born | May 18, 1988 (age 18) Ontario, Canada |
Ryan Cooley (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian television actor from Ontario, best known for his role as JT Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He was born in Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from Orangeville District Secondary School in 2006.
The Next Generation is a modern spinoff of the classic Degrassi High and Degrassi Junior High series. His character has been through alot on the show, such as getting his girlfriend pregnant, overdosing on prescription drugs that he had stolen, and being murdered. He departs from the series in the episode of "Rock This Town". Degrassi and Lakehurst are two rival schools in the show. When J.T. is on his way to find his friend who also gave birth his to child outside the party, two Lakehurst boys are outside because they were kicked out. His character is stabbed by one of the Lakehurst students that night and doesn't make it. He is characterized by his mousy brown hair and dark brown eyes. He left the show to go on to college.
Prior to joining the Degrassi cast, he had a two-year run as Pleskit, the alien lead in the television series I Was A Sixth Grade Alien. Cooley's other television credits include the series, Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, Queer as Folk, Lexx:The Series and Life with Derek. He has also appeared in the features Sachsenhausen 1944, Toy Men Disney Channel movie The Color of Friendship and CBC TV movie Happy Christmas Miss King alongside his Degrassi co-star Lauren Collins.
In 2002, Cooley was nominated for a Young Artist Award (LA) in the category of Best Performance In a TV Comedy Series.
His father, Charlie Cooley, is a drummer for the Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter. His father used to be in the band Prairie Oyster. Cooley is much interested in music, and has an affection for a myriad of artists, ranging from Classic rock bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, alternative rock such as The White Stripes and Guster to jam bands such as The Grateful Dead, Phish and Umphrey's Mcgee.
