Ryan Pope

Biography

Born in Manchester in 1973, Ryan Pope is an actor perhaps best known for his role as Psycho Paul in all seven series of the cult BBC3 sitcom Ideal. His first break upon leaving acting school was to promote the Quadrophenia comeback tour by rock band The Who where his duties consisted of dressing as a mod and riding a Lambretta. After that he was employed as a catwalk model for the Prada fashion house and secured a role in the BBC series The Lakes. He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in both North America and the Far East and starred in Ben Wheatley's film A Field In England, Ken Loach's film Looking For Eric and Mike Leigh's Peterloo.

Most Known For

Andor

as Kellen

Skins

as Alan

Victoria

as Engineer

Shameless

as Joey Dawson

Ideal

as Psycho Paul

Generation Z

as Clacy

The Lakes

as Robert

Celluloid

as Karl, Dawn's Father

Velvet Goldmine

as Arthur's Brother

Strange

as Jamie

Peterloo

as Chippendale the Spy

A Field in England

as Cutler

Looking for Eric

as Fenner

United We Fall

as Danny Keegan

Oh My God

as Bartender

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

as Charlie

County Kilburn

as Builder