Ryan James Leli is an American film actor. He was born on April 15, 1988 in Manhasset, New York, to photographer Gary Leli and designer Denise Leli. He is of Italian, Irish, and English descent. Ryan grew up in Whitestone, New York. He attended Black Nexxus Acting School after graduating from Smithtown High School in Smithtown, New York. As a teenager, Ryan put his passion for acting to work while attending celebrity-thrown parties and movie premieres, giving him a chance to take a moment's worth of advice from actors he admired. He was once arrested while attempting to use these tactics at Shea Stadium, where he posed as a reporter during a New York Mets game. Ryan has two older siblings, a brother, Gary, and a sister, Christie. Ryan will star in the upcoming film, American Bred, directed by Justin Chambers.
