Ryan Sean O'Donohue (born April 26, 1984) is an American actor best known for his role as Zeke Byrd in the 1994 television series The Byrds of Paradise.
Early life and career O'Donohue was born Ryan Sean O'Donohue on April 26, 1984 in Pomona, California, to Anita Lynne (née Rultenberg) and Sean Patrick O'Donohue. He was raised in San Dimas, California. He has a younger sister named Windy (b. 1987).
O'Donohue is known for his role as Zeke Byrd on the 1994 ABC drama The Byrds of Paradise. He then starred as Peter Hansen in the 1994 CBS sitcom The Boys Are Back alongside Hal Linden and Suzanne Pleshette. As a voice actor, O'Donohue voiced Matt McGinnis in Batman Beyond, Demyx in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, Randall Weems in Recess, and young Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
Personal life O'Donohue married Veronica Faye Dean on June 15, 2004. Together they have one child, a daughter, named Hazel Ryan O'Donohue, who was born in December 2004. Through their daughter, O'Donohue and his wife have two grandchilden, a grandson (b. August 9, 2023) and a granddaughter (b. August 25, 2025).
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1995Demon KnightDanny1995Spot's Magical ChristmasSpot (voice)Video short1995Toy StoryKid (voice)1997Dog of FlandersYoung George (voice)English dub A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1998A Bug's LifeGrub (voice)1998Spot and his Grandparents Go to the CarnivalSpot (voice)Video short1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideYoung Kovu (voice)Direct-to-video1999The Iron GiantStudent (voice)1999Toy Story 2Additional voices2000Batman Beyond: Return of the JokerMatt McGinnis (voice)Direct-to-video2001Recess: School's OutRandall Weems, Digger Dave (voice)2006Whisper of the HeartHigh School Student (voice)English dub
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1994The Byrds of ParadiseZeke Byrd12 episodes1994–1995The Boys Are BackPeter Hansen18 episodes1995What-a-MessWhat-A-Mess, Santa Claus (voice)1997–2001RecessRandall Weems, Digger Dave (voice)17 episodes1997Beverly Hills Family RobinsonRoger RobinsonTelevision film1997Superman: The Animated SeriesBoy (voice)Episode: "Identity Crisis"1998The New Batman AdventuresMatt (voice)Episode: "Legends of the Dark Knight"1998Safety PatrolCoopTelevision film1998Mr. MurderYoung AlfieMiniseries1999–2001Batman BeyondMatt McGinnis (voice)12 episodes
Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotes1995Disney's Activity Center: The Lion KingYoung Simba1997101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil ManorWhizzer2000The Lion King: Simba's Mighty AdventureYoung Kovu2006Kingdom Hearts IIDemyxEnglish dub2007Kingdom Hearts II Final MixEnglish dub2009Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysEnglish dub2013Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix2014Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 RemixEnglish dub2019Kingdom Hearts IIIEnglish dub
Awards and nominations O'Donohue was nominated for the Best Young Performer in a Voice-Over award at the 19th Youth in Film Awards, for his performance in the first season of Recess.
References
External links
Video montage of Ryan O'Donohue voice work Ryan O'Donohue at Encyclopedia.com