Max Ryan

Career overview

Max Ryan was born on 2 January 1967 in England, United Kingdom. He began his professional life as a motocross racer, and after surviving a near‑death incident in the sport he turned to acting. Early in his acting career he took on supporting parts in well‑known British soap operas and became a resident personality on the 1990s British version of The Price is Right.

Ryan’s film work commenced with a role in the Jet Li action picture Kiss of the Dragon. The exposure from that performance led to further opportunities, including portraying the principal antagonist opposite Steven Seagal in The Foreigner and appearing in Sean Connery’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Subsequent credits feature him as a villain in Jason Statham’s Death Race and as a supporting cast member in the sequel Sex and the City 2.

Throughout his career Ryan has moved between television and feature films, often cast in antagonistic or tough‑guy roles that draw on his athletic background. His body of work, as recorded in the TMDB database, lists nineteen credited appearances across movies and TV shows, reflecting a steady presence in action‑oriented productions since his transition from sport to screen.