Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan’s Path from Swansea Stages to Animated Legend

Trained at the Bristol Old Vic and seasoned by three years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Welsh performer built a stage foundation long before microphones and motion capture suits entered his career. That grounding shows in how he approaches voice work, full physical commitment rather than a booth only read. His early screen credits, including a stint on Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, gave him the on camera reputation that eventually opened doors into animation and interactive storytelling.

Edward Kenway and the Golden Age of Piracy

Ubisoft Montreal cast him as Edward Kenway for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag in 2013, a role that required both vocal performance and full motion capture across the game’s Caribbean setting. Kenway’s shift from privateer to reluctant Assassin became one of the franchise’s most fondly remembered arcs, helped by a natural Welsh cadence that gave the pirate an unexpected warmth. In 2026, he stepped back into the role for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, hosting the remake’s reveal showcase and confirming that Kenway’s voice had not aged out of the character.

The Constantine Legacy Across Animation

Ryan originated John Constantine on NBC before the occult detective ever spoke through animation, but it is the character’s afterlife in DC’s animated slate that turned a single season show into a lasting franchise. He voiced Constantine in Justice League Dark, then carried the role through the CW Seed series Constantine: City of Demons, the sequel film Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, and the DC Showcase short Constantine: The House of Mystery. A brief, scene stealing cameo followed in Harley Quinn, and the character resurfaced again in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Parts Two and Three, where Constantine traded barbs with heroes across the multiverse. Each return leaned on the same dry humor and world weary magic that made the live action version popular, proving the role translated cleanly from screen to speaker.