Ryan Lavery is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Cameron Mathison from 1998 to 2002 and from 2003 to present. The character has a daughter with ex-wife Annie, a son with Kendall Hart Slater, a daughter with Madison North, and is linked to Kendall's best friend and sometimes enemy Greenlee Smythe.
Ryan had one of the most memorable debuts within the soap opera medium. Going from "a globe-hopping con man with a dizzying rags-to riches-to rags path", the character emerged as one of daytime's "high profile" players. His well-intentioned judgment calls often land him in more trouble than good, he is characteristic of the tragic hero, often seemingly unaware of this flaw.
Cameron Mathison stated that he had not expected to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor.
Eight months after his first audition, he landed the role of Ryan Lavery. He detailed his love for portraying the character, but also acknowledged his interest in other acting fields:
Ryan's history has been retconned on more than one occasion. At one point, it was revealed that his birth name was John Ryan Curry and that his mother, Gail Lavery, had an affair with Chris Stamp
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