Actor
Paul Ryden
February 12, 1953 · Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Paul Ryden is an actor and writer, known for Hidden Figures (2016), Stranger Things (2016), and Halt and Catch Fire (2014).
With a background in feature news reporting (Green Bay, WI; Louisville, KY: Turner Broadcasting, Atlanta), it's only natural that Paul is often cast as a news anchor or reporter, but he's played a variety of roles from doctor to judge to parole officer to corporate executive. His theatre work the last few years includes the lead roles of William Gillett in The Game's Afoot and Matt Drayton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Notable work
8.6Stranger Things (2016)
as Field Reporter
8Hidden Figures (2016)
as TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral
6.7Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
as News Anchor #3
5.9The 5th Wave (2016)
as TV News Anchor
7.6Homeland (2011)
as Male Reporter
6.1She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
as Parole Officer #1
6.7Samaritan (2022)
as News Anchor
7.6The Gifted (2017)
as News Broadcaster #2
7.9Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
as Chip Rowlett
Often works with
Dave Maldonado
3 titles together
The 5th Wave, Cat Run 2, Cat Run 2
Millie Bobby Brown
2 titles together
Stranger Things, Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Joe Chrest
2 titles together
Stranger Things, A Friend of the Family
Randy Havens
2 titles together
Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Halt and Catch Fire
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Lawrence P. Beron
2 titles together
Cat Run 2, Cat Run 2
Full filmography · 26
All Is Merry & Bright
as Jack Gilbert Sr.
2025
Bull Street
as Millard Motley
2024
The Beanie Bubble
as White House Reporter
20236.4
Samaritan
as News Anchor
20226.7
Sons 2 the Grave
as Bill Anderson
2022
Only
as Anchor #1
20205.2
Greener Grass
as Anchor
20196.2
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as News Anchor #3
20196.7
Summer '03
as Randall / Funeral Home Owner
20185.8
As in the Days of Noah
as George
2017
Hidden Figures
as TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral
20168
The 5th Wave
as TV News Anchor
20165.9