Acting
Amy Ryan
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.
Filmography
A Statement
Film · 2026
Wolfs
Film · 2024
Sugar
Series · 2024
Passing Through
Film · 2023
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Film · 2023
Beau Is Afraid
Film · 2023
Worth
Film · 2021
Only Murders in the Building
Series · 2021
Lost Girls
Film · 2020
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Series · 2020
Strange but True
Film · 2019
Late Night
Film · 2019
Beautiful Boy
Film · 2018
Abundant Acreage Available
Film · 2017
Monster Trucks
Film · 2016
The Infiltrator
Film · 2016
Central Intelligence
Film · 2016
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Film · 2016
Goosebumps
Film · 2015
Bridge of Spies
Film · 2015
Don Verdean
Film · 2015
Louder Than Bombs
Film · 2015
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Film · 2014
Broad City
Series · 2014
Escape Plan
Film · 2013
Devil's Knot
Film · 2013
Clear History
Film · 2013
Breathe In
Film · 2013
Rick and Morty
Series · 2013
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
Win Win
Film · 2011
Green Zone
Film · 2010
Jack Goes Boating
Film · 2010
The Missing Person
Film · 2009
Bob Funk
Film · 2009
Changeling
Film · 2008
Chicago 10
Film · 2008
Marvelous
Film · 2008
In Treatment
Series · 2008
Gone Baby Gone
Film · 2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Film · 2007
Dan in Real Life
Film · 2007
Tapping the Wire
Film · 2007
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Film · 2006
Kidnapped
Series · 2006
Capote
Film · 2005
War of the Worlds
Film · 2005
The Office
Series · 2005
Keane
Film · 2004
The Women
Film · 2002
Baseball Wives
Film · 2002
The Wire
Series · 2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
100 Centre Street
Series · 2001
100 Centre Street
Series · 2001
You Can Count on Me
Film · 2000
Roberta
Film · 1999
Third Watch
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Remembering Sex
Film · 1998
A Will of their Own
Series · 1998
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Naked Truth
Series · 1995
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
Series · 1993
In the Deep Woods
Film · 1992
Home Improvement
Series · 1991
Brooklyn Bridge
Series · 1991
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Quantum Leap
Series · 1989
The Oscars
Series · 1953
NDA
Film