Ryan Lee is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Alistair MacDougall. He made his first screen appearance on 22 August 1991. Ryan was MacDougall's first television role after previously working as a model. Ryan is characterised as a rich, good time guy with a selfish and manipulative personality. The character was introduced into the series as the ex-boyfriend of Lucinda Croft (Dee Smart). He arrives hoping to reconcile their relationship but is shocked to find her coupled with Nick Parrish (Bruce Roberts). Writers played the two characters as complete opposites and Nick the dependable policeman. Ryan was portrayed embarking on a series of schemes to snare Lucinda from Nick. The love triangle story gained notoriety in Australia where MacDougall feared for his public safety and Smart was verbally abused by men in the streets. The story ended with Lucinda leaving both Ryan and Nick to live alone in Perth. Producers wanted MacDougall to join the show's regular cast but he declined. In late 1992, he returned for one final time to give the character some closure.