About Ryan Cooley
Ryan, who hails from a community just north of Toronto, reprises his role as JT on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Prior to joining the Degrassi cast, he had two year run as Pleskit, the alien lead in the television series I Was A Sixth Grade Alien. Ryan's other television credits include the series, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Queer as Folk and Lexx The Series. He has also appeared in the features Sachsenhausen 1944, Toy Men and the MOW, The Color of Friendship. In 2002, Ryan. was nominated for a Young Artist Award (LA) in the category of Best Performance In a TV Comedy Series.