Ryan Eggold

Ryan James Eggold (born August 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ryan Matthews on the CW teen drama series 90210, Tom Keen on the NBC crime drama series The Blacklist and its spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption, and hospital director Dr. Max Goodwin on the NBC medical drama series New Amsterdam, which began in September 2018 and concluded in January 2023. Early life and education Eggold was born in Lakewood, California, the son of Karen (née Benik) and James Frederick Eggold. He is of German, Croatian, and Austrian-Jewish descent. Eggold graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the University of Southern California's theater arts department in 2006. Career In 2006, Eggold made his professional television debut by way of a guest appearance on the show Related. He made his film debut the same year in the short film Con: The Corruption of Helm. Eggold had recurring roles on CBS's The Young and the Restless, HBO's Entourage, Cartoon Network's Out of Jimmy's Head, ABC's Brothers & Sisters, and the UPN/CW series Veronica Mars, before obtaining his first series regular role on the FX's Dirt.