Ryan Cooley

  • Name: Ryan Cooley
  • Date of Birth: May 18, 1988
  • Place of Birth: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Mini-bio: Ryan Cooley (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian television actor from Ontario, best known for his role as J. T. Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He's from Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from ...( read more)Orangeville District Secondary School in 2006. He is currently a student at the University of Toronto.

The Next Generation is a modern spin-off of the classic Degrassi High and Degrassi Junior High series. He is a main character, going through storylines including a pregnancy with his girlfriend, an overdose on prescription drugs that he had stolen and dealt, and finally, being stabbed. His death and departure from the series occurs in the episode "Rock This Town", where he was stabbed to death by two guys attending a rival school. Cooley left the show to concentrate on 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, the Animal Planet movie Cybermutt and CBC TV movie Happy Christmas Miss King alongside his Degrassi co-star Lauren Collins.

In 2006, 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. Ryan listens to old Rat Pack type music, such as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Ryan is very close friends with his former co-star Sarah Barrable-Tishauer.
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Replace this image with an actor photoRyan Cooley mini-bio: Ryan Cooley (born May 18, 1988) is a Canadian television actor from Ontario, best known for his role as J. T. Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He's from Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from Orangeville District Secondary School in 2006. He is currently a student at the University of Toronto.

The Next Generation is a modern spin-off of the classic Degrassi High and Degrassi Junior High series. He is a main character, going through storylines including a pregnancy with his girlfriend, an overdose on prescription drugs that he had stolen and dealt, and finally, being stabbed. His death and departure from the series occurs in the episode "Rock This Town", where he was stabbed to death by two guys attending a rival school. Cooley left the show to concentrate on 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, the Animal Planet movie Cybermutt and CBC TV movie Happy Christmas Miss King alongside his Degrassi co-star Lauren Collins.

In 2006, 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. Ryan listens to old Rat Pack type music, such as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Ryan is very close friends with his former co-star Sarah Barrable-Tishauer.

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  • Jobrolvr
    Jobrolvr
    omg i can't believe you died!! im so sad that happened to you on degrassi!!!!!!!!!!! :((
    posted 8 days ago
  • nohalobaby
    nohalobaby
    I hate that you had to leave degrassi:( But it was to presue collage which is good, Good luck with everything!!:P
    posted 351 days ago
  • andrearoberts23
    andrearoberts23
    Hey,Ryan!I am like your BIGGEST fan!My name is Ariel and I love all your movies!I wanted to say that you are my favourite actor and I hope to meet you someday.Bye!!!!!!
    posted 383 days ago
  • klrisinger
    klrisinger
    omg ryan is soooooooo hot i cried for hours after i found out he die d not having him at degrassie anymore gives the show no life at all but you still have manny and she gives the show lots of life and surprises lol
    posted 447 days ago
  • puddles101
    puddles101
    Ryan is so hot
    I almost cried when i found out he died
    posted 481 days ago
  • apple96522
    apple96522
    J.T iz awesome! u r awesome!
    posted 519 days ago
  • luvrgrl12345
    luvrgrl12345
    he is the hottest guy on this earth(i do not care what you stuppid people think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
    posted 537 days ago
  • lopez11
    lopez11
    hi i think you are so flipen hotttt...........o ya
    posted 562 days ago
  • 2xoxocupcakexoxo2
    2xoxocupcakexoxo2
    I was so sad when he got killed on Degrassi =[ He should really be in some movies.
    posted 566 days ago
  • LiTTLeJuS
    LiTTLeJuS
    I LOOOOVEEEE RYAN COOLEY I HATE THE STUPID PERSON THAT HAD THE IDEA OF KILLING HIM IN THE TV SHOW!!!!
    posted 566 days ago
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