West Mulholland is an American actor. He is best known for playing the antagonist Ryan in the horror film Presence.
Early life Mulholland is from San Clemente, California. He attended Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana. He currently attends Stanford University where he does American studies. His back up plan if his acting career didn't take off would be either a lifeguard or an undercover cop. He is of Japanese descent.
Career Mulholland's first TV appearance was in one episode of the sitcom Fresh Off the Boat while his first full-length film was Dark Harvest. Mulhollands breakout roles was as Axel in the drama series Animal Kingdom. Mulholland starred alongside Lucy Liu and Callina Liang in the horror film Presence. He plays Colin Michael in the FIPRESCI award winning film, The Color of The Sunhttps://fipresci.org/festival/venice-2026/, which premiered at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.https://icsfilm.org/festivals/venice/2026-venice/venice-2026-review-the-color-of-the-sun-xavier-tera/ Recently, it was announced that Mulholland will star as Oliver Belmont in the Amazon MGM adaptation of Elsie Silver's Rose Hill series https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rose-hill-adds-five-new-cast-members-prime-video-1236704121/. He has two forthcoming projects: And Out Comes the Wolf https://oregonconfluence.com/2024/11/16/oregonmade-out-come-the-wolves-announces-cast/and AngeloPizzo's Bloomingtonhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt31510583/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_unrel_cdt_t_1
Personal life Mulholland loves surfing in his free time as well as reading books. His favorite books are The Hunger Games. He is a big fan of punk rock, naming The Clash and Rancid as his favorite bands. He has named No Doubt as his favorite recording artist.https://www.am-studies.com/people-today/west-mulholland
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes 2023 A Great Divide Hunter Drake 2023 Dark Harvest Mitch Crenshaw 2024 Presence Ryan 2026 The Color of the Sun Colin Michaels https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2026/orizzonti/color-sun
Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Fresh Off the Boat Stripes Episode: "The Car Wash" 2019 Legion Blue 2 episodes 2020 Sydney to the Max Jimmy Mason Episode: "Girls II Women" 2020 Little Fires Everywhere Chain Wallet Episode: "Picture Perfect" 2021 Animal Kingdom Axel 3 episodes 2027 Rose Hill Oliver Belmont Series Regular https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/rose-hill-amazon-series-cast-series-regulars-1236865540/
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