Ryan Wichert

Ryan is a British / German stage and screen actor who trained at the Drama Centre London. He's known for the Netflix series _The Queen's Gambit (2020)_ (qv), dir. by 'Scott Frank' (qv), the BFI produced short comedy _To Leech (2013)_ (qv), opposite 'Jason Watkins' (qv) and 'Julian Rhind-Tutt' (qv) and the coming-of-age feature _Abschussfahrt (2015)_ (qv) (Constantin Films) where he played the British thug 'Bret'.He has worked extensively in German TV series and cinema. He was part of the original cast of the TV Sketch Comedy _Die unwahrscheinlichen Ereignisse im Leben von ... (2014)_ (qv) (WDR Germany / btf GmbH), which received a nomination for a 'Grimme', one of the most celebrated awards in German Television. In mid 2017 he played a guest lead on the popular German TV series _Bettys Diagnose (2015)_ (qv) (ZDF / Network Movie GmbH).Ryan's career started off typically British: with a cup of tea in a rehearsal room, working on a Shakespeare production: playing The Fool in 'King Lear'. Between Shakespeare, Ibsen, Brecht, and Chekhov, he has also worked on modern political dramas and satires, appearing at the award-winning Arcola Theatre London.Ryan's work has been underpinned by his love of the stage, which he continues to return to.As a writer Ryan has co-created award-winning online series and various short films, such as the 10 second comedy The Blow 'Job' (qv) (2014), which won an award at the Canadian International Comedy Film Festival.::'Ryan Wichert' (qv)