Ryan Keith Dorsey(born July 19, 1983) is an American actor, known for playing Earl onJustifiedand Duquesne "Dime Bag" Baker onRay Donovan.His personal life, particularly his marriage toNaya Rivera,has garnered significant media attention.
Ryan Dorsey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ryan Keith Dorsey July 19, 1983 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editRyan Keith Dorsey[1]was born in the smallcoal miningtown ofChesapeake,nearCharleston, West Virginia,[2]on July 19, 1983.[3]After attending middle school inWest Virginia,he moved toCharlotte, North Carolina,for high school. He said that he decided to move toCharlotte,where his mother lived, because he felt that in a bigger city he would have more sporting opportunities. However, he returned to West Virginia and joinedRiverside High Schoolwhen it became consolidated. He had not intended this, but received a head injury while visiting his father onThanksgiving;subsequent medical treatments in his hometown kept him there.[4]He became interested in acting during his senior year of high school after a football injury prevented him from playing, and he was encouraged to join theatre; his high school theatre program was run by a professional Hollywood actor taking time off.[2]Dorsey studied theatre atWestern Carolina University,with plans to jointheir football team,but dropped out and moved toNew York Cityduring his freshman year, enrolling at theNew York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.[3]
Career
editDorsey began acting professionally shortly after moving to New York, working primarily in television,[3]taking his first roles in 2013 onSouthlandandParks and Recreation.[5]He is mainly known for his recurring role as Earl onJustifiedin 2015, and then Duquesne "Dime Bag" Baker onRay Donovanin 2017,[3]and his other appearances include recurring roles onPitch,Bosch,Yellowstone,Runaways,Stumptown,The Vampire DiariesandNashville.[1][3][5][6]
He was originally contracted for a three episode arc onJustified,before being bumped to five and then ten episodes of the thirteen-episode season.[4]OnPitchhe portrayed Tommy Miller, a member of the baseball team who objects to a woman joining the team,[7]and he played Blake in the second season ofYellowstone.[8]His debut feature film role came in 2016'sBlood Father,a French film in the English language starringMel Gibson,with Dorsey in a small role as the drug dealer Shamrock.[2]In January 2021, Dorsey was added to the cast of the ABC dramaBig Skyas recurring character Rand Kleinsasser.[9]
Personal life
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Dorsey met actressNaya Riverain 2010, and they briefly dated before splitting because, as Dorsey's father described it, Dorsey was "a playboy."[5][10]Rivera revealed in a 2016 memoir that she had an abortion in 2010, shortly after splitting from Dorsey, due to the fact that her career was taking off with her successful role onGlee.[11]
Rivera and Dorsey got together again in 2014 after her split from rapperBig Sean,which is when she told him about the abortion; she said that he was supportive and respectful when she did.[12][13][14]Dorsey and Rivera married inCabo San Lucas,Mexico, on Dorsey's birthday, July 19, 2014; they did not announce the engagement or wedding until several days later on July 23.[10]In February 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child,[15]and their son, Josey Hollis, was born on September 17, 2015.[16]Josey was being raised by his mother asbilingualin Spanish and English, due to her multicultural heritage.[17][18]
In November 2016, Rivera filed for divorce after two years of marriage,[19]but called off the separation in October 2017.[20]Over Thanksgiving 2017, Rivera was arrested and charged inKanawha County, West Virginia,with misdemeanordomestic batteryagainst Dorsey after she allegedly hit him in the head during an altercation over their child,[21]and was picked up from the courthouse by Dorsey's father.[22]She subsequently refiled for divorce in December 2017,[23]and in January 2018 the domestic battery charge was dismissed at the request of Dorsey, who "notified both the prosecution and the defense counsel that he was no longer seeking prosecution and has confirmed he was never at any time injured by the conduct of Ms. Rivera."[24][25]On June 14, 2018, Rivera and Dorsey finalized their divorce,[26]sharingjoint custodyof Josey, with both waiving rights to child support.[27]The joint custody agreement was modified in March 2020, giving Rivera primary custody while stipulating Dorsey "be afforded frequent and meaningful custodial contact."[28]AfterRivera's deathin July 2020, Dorsey obtained sole custody.[29]In November 2020, he brought awrongful death lawsuitregarding Rivera, on behalf of Josey.[30]
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