Ryan O'Donohue

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Ryan Sean O'Donohue (born April 26, 1984) is an American actor[1] best known for his role as Zeke Byrd in the 1994 television series The Byrds of Paradise.[2][3][4]

Early life and career

O'Donohue was born Ryan Sean O'Donohue on April 26, 1984 in Pomona, California, to Anita Lynne (née Rultenberg) and Sean Patrick O'Donohue.[5][6][2] He was raised in San Dimas, California.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He has a younger sister named Windy (b. 1987).[7]

O'Donohue is known for his role as Zeke Byrd on the 1994 ABC drama The Byrds of Paradise.[8][9] He then starred as Peter Hansen in the 1994 CBS sitcom The Boys Are Back alongside Hal Linden and Suzanne Pleshette.[10] As a voice actor, O'Donohue voiced Matt McGinnis in Batman Beyond, Demyx in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, Randall Weems in Recess, and young Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.[5][11]

Personal life

O'Donohue married Veronica Faye Dean on June 15, 2004.[12][13][14] Together they have one child, a daughter, named Hazel Ryan O'Donohue, who was born in December 2004.[14][15][16] Through their daughter, O'Donohue and his wife have one grandson (b. August 9, 2023).[17][18][19] It was revealed in March 2025 that O'Donohue's daughter was expecting her second child.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Demon Knight Danny
1995 Spot's Magical Christmas Spot (voice) Video short
1995 Toy Story Kid (voice)
1997 Dog of Flanders Young George (voice) English dub[21]
1998 A Bug's Life Grub (voice)
1998 Spot and his Grandparents Go to the Carnival Spot (voice) Video short
1998 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Young Kovu (voice) Direct-to-video[22]
1999 The Iron Giant Student (voice)
1999 Toy Story 2 Additional voices
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Matt McGinnis (voice) Direct-to-video[23][21]
2001 Recess: School's Out Randall Weems, Digger Dave (voice) [11][21]
2006 Whisper of the Heart High School Student (voice) English dub

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Byrds of Paradise Zeke Byrd 12 episodes[24][25]
1994–1995 The Boys Are Back Peter Hansen 18 episodes[26]
1995 What-a-Mess What-A-Mess, Santa Claus (voice) [27][28][21]
1997–2001 Recess Randall Weems, Digger Dave (voice) 17 episodes[11]
1997 Beverly Hills Family Robinson Roger Robinson Television film[29][30]
1997 Superman: The Animated Series Boy (voice) Episode: "Identity Crisis"[21]
1998 The New Batman Adventures Matt (voice) Episode: "Legends of the Dark Knight"[21]
1998 Safety Patrol Coop Television film
1998 Mr. Murder Young Alfie Miniseries
1999–2001 Batman Beyond Matt McGinnis (voice) 12 episodes[21]

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
1995 Disney's Activity Center: The Lion King Young Simba
1997 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor Whizzer [21]
2001 The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure Young Kovu [21]
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Demyx English dub[21]
2007 Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix English dub
2009 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days English dub[21]
2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix English dub
2019 Kingdom Hearts III English dub[21][31][32]

Awards and nominations

O'Donohue was nominated for the Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over award at the 19th Youth in Film Awards, for his performance in the first season of Recess.[33]

References

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