Ryan Foust, a native of Tampa, Florida, is a movie, TV, and Broadway actor, dancer, and singer. His career began at age 11 when Ryan originated the title role of "Charlie" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway (2017-2018). As part of the original Broadway cast, Ryan performed some 130 times live in front of audiences as large as 1,500+ in the famous Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Times Square, NYC. By age 14, Ryan accrued more than 250 professional Broadway live performances in productions that also include Tracy Letts' off-Broadway hit Mary Page Marlowe and in the off-Broadway 2019 New York Times Critic's Pick, Make Believe, written by Bess Wohl -- both at Second Stage Theater.

Ryan worked under esteemed Broadway Directors such as Jack O'Brien (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hairspray, The Full Monty), Lila Neugebauer (Mary Page Marlowe, Appropriate, Uncle Vanya), and Director Michael Greif (Make Believe, Dear Evan Hansen, Rent).

Ryan may be best known for his film portrayal as Nicole Kidman's son, young Andy Barbour, in The Goldfinch (2019, Directed by John Crowley). Ryan played a comedic mathlete in the romantic comedy hit movie Marry Me (2022, Directed by Kat Coiro) starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson. Ryan played a lead in the Independent dark comedy short film Father Figurine (2019), Directed by Matt Kazman, and a supporting role in an episode of Netflix's TV series Tales of the City (2019), Directed by Patricia Cardoso.

You will soon see Ryan in a lead role in the SAG short film Miriam's Cup, written by Amy Fox and Directed by Nela Wagman. The film is scheduled to be released to film festivals in 2025.

Ryan's Los Angeles stage debut is as a lead at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice in the dramatic stage play Demolition (2024), written by Matthew Letscher and Directed by Max Mayer.

Ryan recorded songs on albums as an original Broadway cast member and in other musical projects. He also appeared in multinational commercials and worked on nearly a dozen pre-production development phases of upcoming Broadway shows. Ryan lent his voice to development projects and podcasts.

Ryan's grounded stage and film performances garnered critics' praise in mediums such as The New York Times, Variety and many others as: 'enchantingly sincere,' 'fetching,' 'appealing,' 'delightful,' 'remarkable,' 'extraordinary,' 'with a natural verve,' 'best thing in the show,' 'completely engaging,' 'played perfectly,' 'perfecting the innocence of the character' also noting his intensity and capturing the depth and complex nature of the character. Newsday declared Ryan as 'a breakout star.'

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