- Born
- Birth nameRyan Christopher Locke
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Modeled in massive campaigns for DKNY, Gucci and currently for Nautica. Was nominated in 1998 as Male Model of the Year by the VH1 Fashion Awards. American Gun (2002) starring opposite James Coburn is Ryan's feature film debut. With his raw talent and strikingly good looks expect great things from this hot new star as he leaps fresh from the magazine pages to the big screen.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dramedy720
- Parents are Gail and Harry Gorin Locke III. One older brother, visual effects artist Jason Locke. He is credited in his high school for having the most take-downs (wrestling term) and is still to this day on the Top Ten Takedown Club. Attended Chico State University.
Former Northern California State champion wrestler. Modeled in lucrative campaigns for DKNY, Gucci, Versace and exclusively for Nautica making him one of the highest paid male models in the industry. In 1998 he was nominated as VH1's "Male model of the Year".
He was an invited guest of Nelson Mandela and Naomi Campbell for a charity event they held for the children of South Africa. Featured in the 'Naomi for Mandela' book. He was discovered at the IMTA competition.
In his spare time he writes poetry, composes music and has written two screenplays. He is an accomplished lyricist. He performed several scenes from screen legend James Coburn's films at his memorial at Paramount Studios. Walked in the GM Ten pre-Oscar celebrity fashion show. Hosted the Betsey Johnson "Playmates on the Catwalk" fashion show for E!.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous - Ryan, a consummate performer since birth, knew he would have a successful career ahead of him. What he did not know when he accompanied a former girlfriend to a model search was that he himself would be "discovered".
It all began for him in the mid '90s when they drove out of town to a talent/model search. The scouts took one look at her and said they weren't interested. In classic Ryan Locke fashion in an attempt to make her feel better he stormed out of the room with her in tow yelling "Screw them, we're outta here". One of the scouts flew to the doorway blocking their exit and asked him if he were interested in modeling. At first he laughed but he then considered the possiblities of leaving his small town of Fremont, California to travel the world and get paid for it. Before anyone could blink, Ryan became one of the most successful male models of all time.
Having conquered the modeling world was still not enough to appease his appetite to do more, be more. Ryan took up studying with acting coach Susan Batson in New York and in 2000 won the coveted role in his feature film debut as the "Young Martin" in what would be the great James Coburn's final film, the critically acclaimed, American Gun (2002). His character is the younger version of Coburn's and Ryan made such a splash he received a "Rising Star Award" at the 2002 Hampton's Film Festival and was honored by re-enacting several of James Coburn's greatest scenes from the screen legends films at his memorial Paramount Studios held for Coburn in 2003.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dramedy720
- Parents are Gail and Harry Locke and he has one brother, Jason. Was a former All-State Wrestling champion back home in Fremont, California.
- First male to be on the cover of Italian Vogue.
- An accomplished poet and lyricist now setting his time and energy on writing two screenplays.
- Received the "Hot New Rising Star" Award at the 2002 Hampton's Film Festival.
- Fell into modeling when he accompanied a former girlfriend to meet a scout. They weren't interested in her and as they stormed out the scout grabbed Ryan and asked if he would be interested in modeling. Not to long later Ryan competed in a talent and model convention (IMTA) met an agent and was off to Europe to model. He struggled there his first year went back to school and modeled again the following season. Within three months Ryan gained notoriety and Supermodel status.
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