Biography
Ryan voices Emi Ito.
Actress Ryan Bartley was born in the heart of Texas – Fort Worth (Cowtown), Texas. Ryan began her acting career when she was only six years old, performing with a musical theater touring company and performing in various plays and musicals at Creative Arts Theater and School in Arlington, Texas. Ryan was accepted into the prestigious theater program at the magnet arts high school, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, located in Dallas, Texas. Ryan began working in voice-over, first performing for Radio Disney, recording dozens of radio spots, and later voicing the lead character, Emi Ito, for the New Horizon English Textbook used throughout the country of Japan to teach school-aged children English.
Ryan completed high school a year early and was ranked second in her class at that time. Thereafter, she relocated from Dallas to Los Angeles, where she immediately booked her first major feature film, a Lifetime movie entitled Queen Sized starring Nikki Blonsky and Annie Pots. Ryan has also lent her voice to multiple radio campaigns and television promos for top clients including McDonald's, Build-A-Bear Workshop, and Disney Channel.
While pursuing her acting career in Los Angeles, Ryan has earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema-Television Critical Studies and a minor in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, graduating Magna Cum Laude in May of 2012 and a Phi Beta Kappa. During her time at USC, Ryan hosted sixty-four (64) episodes of the television show The Cutting Edge which airs on Channel 8 and LA36 in Los Angeles. Ryan also attended the 2010 Sundance Film Festival on behalf of USC, interviewing A-list celebrities on the red carpet, including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, and many, many more. Ryan currently plays Jamie Holbrook on the hit webseries L.A. Macabre which was recently accepted into numerous 2015 festivals including Seattle Web Fest, Vancouver Web Fest, Hollyweb Festival, Indie Series Awards, Rome Web Awards, and DC Webfest. At the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards (ISA6) L.A. Macabre won the award for Best Series - Drama and was nominated for Best Ensemble - Drama. At Vancouver Web Fest. L.A. Macabre won Best Mystery Series. The series has also been nominated in 13 different categories including Ryan's nomination for Best Actress in a Thriller at the 2015 Rome Web Awards.
Ryan completed high school a year early and was ranked second in her class at that time. Thereafter, she relocated from Dallas to Los Angeles, where she immediately booked her first major feature film, a Lifetime movie entitled Queen Sized starring Nikki Blonsky and Annie Pots. Ryan has also lent her voice to multiple radio campaigns and television promos for top clients including McDonald's, Build-A-Bear Workshop, and Disney Channel.
While pursuing her acting career in Los Angeles, Ryan has earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema-Television Critical Studies and a minor in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, graduating Magna Cum Laude in May of 2012 and a Phi Beta Kappa. During her time at USC, Ryan hosted sixty-four (64) episodes of the television show The Cutting Edge which airs on Channel 8 and LA36 in Los Angeles. Ryan also attended the 2010 Sundance Film Festival on behalf of USC, interviewing A-list celebrities on the red carpet, including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, and many, many more. Ryan currently plays Jamie Holbrook on the hit webseries L.A. Macabre which was recently accepted into numerous 2015 festivals including Seattle Web Fest, Vancouver Web Fest, Hollyweb Festival, Indie Series Awards, Rome Web Awards, and DC Webfest. At the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards (ISA6) L.A. Macabre won the award for Best Series - Drama and was nominated for Best Ensemble - Drama. At Vancouver Web Fest. L.A. Macabre won Best Mystery Series. The series has also been nominated in 13 different categories including Ryan's nomination for Best Actress in a Thriller at the 2015 Rome Web Awards.
Ryan voices the character of Mika in the English dub of the the wildly popular Love Live! School Idol Project. Now airing on MNET America.
Ryan can be heard in the English language dubs of serval anime series including Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Love Live! School Idol Project, Your Lie in April, The Seven Deadly Sins, Charlotte, Erased, Magi: The Adventure of Sinbad, Mob Psycho 100, Berserk and The Asterisk War. Ryan is excited to join the world of Sword Art Online as the new character Yuna in the English dub of Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale, opening in theaters nationwide on April 22, 2017. Additionally, she can be heard as the popular character Plachta in the two most recent additions to the Atelier video game franchise - Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey. Ryan also recently appeared in a comedic role in the 2017 feature film Halloweed starring Danny Trejo, Jason Mewes, and Tom Sizemore.
Ryan is a devout Texas Rangers baseball fan, an animation addict, and avid supporter of the conservation and protection of wildlife.
Ryan is a devout Texas Rangers baseball fan, an animation addict, and avid supporter of the conservation and protection of wildlife.