RYAN HURLEY,
originally from Huntington Woods, Michigan, is a New York-based actor and singer.
Ryan was in the 2024 Las Vegas revival of JERSEY BOYS where he understudied the roles of Nick Massi, Tommy DeVito, Gyp DeCarlo, Norm Waxman and Hank Majewski. He was a member of the Norwegian Cruise Line company before that. Regionally, Ryan’s theatre credits include THE GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE, FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE and THE JOHN W. ENGEMAN THEATRE. This summer, Ryan returns to The Gateway to perform as David Morse and Alfredo in the Regional Premiere of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL.
A graduate of THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, Ryan earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. Operatic highlights include the Met LiveArts, New York Philharmonic and Juilliard Vocal Arts co-production of Virgil Thomson’s THE MOTHER OF US ALL at Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the West Coast Premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s COLD MOUNTAIN at The Music Academy of the West. He has also performed as Chevalier de Force in Poulenc’s DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES, and the title role in Offenbach’s ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD.
Ryan is an alum of the LINK PROGRAM (now Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts) and trains regularly at the HB ACTING STUDIO. Before college, Ryan was named a 2015 Finalist Winner by the NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION. Ryan has been performing since the age of ten as a member of the MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CHILDREN’S CHORUS (now Detroit Opera Youth Choir) and with the RACKHAM CHOIR in their High School Vocal Internship program.
Ryan is represented by THE COLLECTIVE TALENT AGENCY. Follow him on Instagram @ryanhurleynyc and online at ryanhurleynyc.com.