Ryan Eggold - wikipedia Ryan Eggold Ryan Eggold Eggold in August 2008 ( 1984 - 08 - 10 ) August 10, 1984 ( age 33 ) Lakewood, California, United States Occupation Actor Years active 2006 -- present Ryan James Eggold ( born August 10, 1984 ) is an American actor. He is known for playing Ryan Matthews on the CW teen drama series 90210 and Tom Keen on the NBC crime drama series The Blacklist and its short - lived spin - off series The Blacklist : Redemption. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Personal life Eggold was born in Lakewood, California, the son of Karen ( née Benik ) and James Frederick Eggold. Eggold graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the University of Southern California 's theater arts department in 2006. In 2006, Eggold made his professional television debut by way of a guest appearance on the show Related. He made his film debut the same year in the short film Con : The Corruption of Helm. Besides his success as an actor, Eggold writes music, plays guitar and piano, and sings in the band Eleanor Avenue. Career Eggold had recurring roles on CBS 's The Young and the Restless, HBO 's Entourage, Cartoon Network 's Out of Jimmy 's Head, ABC 's Brothers & Sisters, and the UPN / CW series Veronica Mars, before obtaining his first series regular role on the FX 's Dirt. In addition to his work in television, Eggold made his professional stage debut in the 2006 Ahmanson Theatre / Center Theatre Group production Dead End, directed by Nick Martin, and has since appeared in productions of Leipzig, the LA Weekly Theater Award - winning production of Marat / Sade, and an original production titled Amy and Elliot which he wrote, directed, and starred in at the Stella Adler Theatre with Alexandra Breckenridge. Eggold portrayed English teacher Ryan Matthews in 90210, the CW spin - off of FOX 's Beverly Hills, 90210, despite the fact that he is less than one year older than several of the other actors who played his students. In January 2012, he played Mischa Barton 's love interest in Mark Edwin Robinson 's supernatural romance thriller Into the Dark. Since the fall of 2013, he has regularly appeared as Tom Keen, a main character on NBC 's hit drama The Blacklist. In January 2015, Eggold appeared on the History Channel 's three - night miniseries Sons of Liberty as Dr. Joseph Warren, a friend of Sam Adams and Paul Revere. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Con : The Corruption of Shawn Helm Shawn Helm Short film 2008 Bloom Doug Short film First Dates Tom Direct - to - DVD 2011 Driving by Braille Xander West 2011 Queen Nikki Holiday Short film 2011 Trophy Kids Max 2011 Sironia Mason Jones 2012 Into the Dark Adam Hunt 2013 B - Side Mike Zumsteg 2013 Scent of a Woman Dan Short film 2013 Lucky Them Lucas Stone 2013 Beside Still Waters Daniel 2014 Single Moms Club, The The Single Moms Club Peter 2014 Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby : Them, The The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby : Them Guy from club 2014 Fathers and Daughters 2015 Battle Scars Nicky Stephens In post-production 2016 Lovesong Leif 2017 Literally, Right Before Aaron Writer, director and producer 2018 Black Klansman Walter Breachway Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Related Lloyd Episode : `` The Cape '' 2006 Brothers & Sisters Randy Stewart Episode : `` Family Portrait '' 2006 Veronica Mars Charlie Stone Episode : `` Charlie Do n't Surf '' 2006 War at Home, The The War at Home Bruce Episode : `` Gaza Strip '' 2007 Young and the Restless, The The Young and the Restless Barista 3 episodes 2007 Nick Cannon Presents : Short Circuitz Jerry Episode : `` Suge Knight Light '' 2007 Out of Jimmy 's Head Mike Werewolfowitz 5 episodes 2007 Entourage Five Towns cast member 2 episodes 2008 Dirt Farber Kauffman 7 episodes 2008 -- 2011 90210 Ryan Matthews 44 episodes 2008 Entourage Himself Episode : `` Fantasy Island '' 2009 United States of Tara Tevin Episode : `` Possibility '' 2009 -- 2010 Melrose Place Ryan Matthews 20 episodes 2013 -- 2017 Blacklist, The The Blacklist Tom Keen / Jacob Phelps / Christopher Hargrave 88 episodes 2015 Sons of Liberty Joseph Warren 3 episodes 2017 The Blacklist : Redemption Tom Keen / Jacob Phelps / Christopher Hargrave 8 episodes Web Year Title Role Notes 2012 Daybreak Ben Wilkins 5 episodes References ^ Jump up to : `` Descendants of Joseph Eggold '', genealogy.com Jump up ^ `` Eggold '' ( PDF ), genealogy.com Jump up ^ `` Ryan Eggold '', buddytv.com, retrieved May 14, 2014 Jump up ^ `` Ryan Eggold '', tvguide.com, retrieved May 14, 2014 ^ Jump up to : Brandes, Phillip ( January 13, 2011 ), `` Theater review : ' Amy and Elliot ' at the Stella Adler Theatre '', Los Angeles Times, retrieved May 14, 2014 Jump up ^ `` AOT Member Jaz Martin To Star Opposite Mischa Barton ! '', ActOnThis.tv, January 7, 2012 Jump up ^ Goodman, Jessica ( November 24, 2013 ), `` ' The Blacklist ' Star Ryan Eggold On Tom 's Big Secrets & What 's Ahead '', The Huffington Post External links Ryan Eggold on IMDb Ryan Eggold at The CW Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryan_Eggold&oldid=825749065 '' Categories : 1984 births 21st - century American male actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from California People from Lakewood, California USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from March 2015 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano עברית Nederlands Norsk Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 15 February 2018, at 05 : 16. 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Question: who is the actor that plays tom keen
Answer: Ryan James Eggold