Acting
Amy Ryan
Born May 3, 1968 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born May 3, 1968), known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Gone Baby Gone (2007) and is also known for her roles in the HBO series The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell; In Treatment, playing psychiatrist Adele Brousse; and The Office, playing human resources representative Holly Flax.
Ryan was born in Queens, New York City. She is the daughter of Pam, a nurse, and John, a trucking business owner. Ryan is her mother's maiden name. She is of English, Irish, and Polish descent. Growing up in the 1970s, Ryan and her sister delivered the Daily News by bike. At a young age, Ryan attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. At 17, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts. Hired for the national tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school, Ryan worked steadily off-Broadway for the next decade.
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Acting
A Statement
2026
Comedy · Drama
Wolfs
2024
Crime · Comedy
Sugar
2024
Drama · Mystery
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
Documentary
Passing Through
2023
Beau Is Afraid
2023
Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
Worth
2021
History · Drama
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
2020
Documentary · Crime
Lost Girls
2020
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Strange but True
2019
Thriller
Late Night
2019
Comedy · Drama
Beautiful Boy
2018
Drama
Abundant Acreage Available
2017
Drama
Monster Trucks
2016
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Infiltrator
2016
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Central Intelligence
2016
Action · Comedy
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016
Documentary
Don Verdean
2015
Comedy
Bridge of Spies
2015
Thriller · Drama
Louder Than Bombs
2015
Drama
Goosebumps
2015
Adventure · Horror · Comedy
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015
Documentary
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
Drama · Comedy
Broad City
2014
Comedy · Drama
Rick and Morty
2013
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Escape Plan
2013
Action · Thriller
Clear History
2013
Comedy · TV Movie
Devil's Knot
2013
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Breathe In
2013
Drama
Win Win
2011
Drama · Comedy
Jack Goes Boating
2010
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Green Zone
2010
War · Action · Adventure
Bob Funk
2009
Comedy
The Missing Person
2009
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Changeling
2008
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Chicago 10
2008
Documentary · Animation · History
Marvelous
2008
In Treatment
2008
Drama
Dan in Real Life
2007
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Gone Baby Gone
2007
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Tapping the Wire
2007
Documentary
Kidnapped
2006
Drama · Crime
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
Comedy
Capote
2005
Crime · Drama
War of the Worlds
2005
Adventure · Thriller · Science Fiction
The Office
2005
Comedy
Keane
2004
Drama · Mystery
The Women
2002
TV Movie
The Wire
2002
Crime · Drama
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Drama
100 Centre Street
2001
Drama
You Can Count on Me
2000
Drama
Third Watch
1999
Drama · Crime
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Roberta
1999
Drama
A Will of their Own
1998
The Naked Truth
1995
Comedy
ER
1994
Drama
Chicago Hope
1994
Soap · Drama
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Mystery · Drama · Crime
In the Deep Woods
1992
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Drama · Comedy
Home Improvement
1991
Comedy
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Quantum Leap
1989
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama