Ryan Reinike
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About
Film and television actor known for appearing in major genre projects such as Five Nights at Freddy's and the Peacock action series Twisted Metal. He is especially known for playing intense, eccentric, and darkly comedic characters and for building a career that blends studio projects with leading roles in independent films.
Before fame
He trained in acting across the American South and developed a foundation in multiple performance methods including Meisner, Michael Chekhov, and Stanislavski techniques. He worked extensively in regional theater and independent film early in his career. He began appearing in recognizable feature films such as The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond in 2009 and Texas Killing Fields in 2011 which helped establish him as a working character actor. He appeared in EVE in 2019. His big break was appearing in the hit film Five Nights at Freddy's in 2023.
Trivia
He is also a photographer and editor. He is the creative director of the design and multimedia consultancy company Magnetic Arrow. He has performed major stage roles such as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus and Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Family life
He was born and raised in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Associated with
He appeared in Five Nights at Freddy's alongside Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard.