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Ryan Carnes
Born	Ryan Gregg Carnes December 6, 1982 (1982-12-06) (age 27) Pittsfield, Illinois, United States

Ryan Gregg Carnes^[1][2] (born December 6, 1982 in Pittsfield, Illinois) is an American actor. He attended Duke University where he was a member of DUMB — the name of the Duke University Marching Band^[3]. He is currently working on a collaboration with other musicians and is an accomplished drummer of 15 years.

In 2003 Carnes was part of a national campaign for Nintendo which was both in print and commercial.

Carnes first started acting in 2004 when he became the ninth actor to portray Lucas Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital from July 2004 until September 2005. After he left General Hospital, he was replaced by Ben Hogestyn.

From 2004-2006, he had a recurring role on Desperate Housewives as Justin, the love interest of Andrew Van de Kamp, played by Shawn Pyfrom.

Carnes also starred in the 2004 film Eating Out, and the 2006 movie Surf School. He also starred in the video for the song Mistake by Australian actress/singer Stephanie McIntosh.

Despite playing gay characters in Desperate Housewives, General Hospital, and Eating Out, Carnes has stated in interviews that he is not gay.^[4]

Carnes appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who: "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks" in which he played Laszlo, who was turned into a half-human half-pig slave.

In the 2008 horror movie "Trailer Park of Terror", based on the Imperium comic series of the same name, Carnes plays an arrogant teenager called Alex.

He is also starring as the title character in the upcoming SyFy TV-series The Phantom, based on Lee Falk's superhero.

Filmography

References

1. ^ IMDb Profile
2. ^ Ryan Carnes - TV.com
3. ^ Duke University Marching Band page
4. ^ An interview with Ryan Carnes
5. ^ BBC Doctor Who website

External links

• Ryan Carnes at The Internet Movie Database