Ryan

"What do you know about family, anyways?"

- Ryan to Emma Swan

Ryan is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts, with his only appearance, in the first episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest star Warren Christie.

During the Curse
In Boston, Ryan and a woman he met on an internet dating website arrange a date at a restaurant. He sits waiting for her, and when she shows up he contemplates her looks. He learns her name is Emma, and they fall into casual conversation. She tells him she is an orphan, and tries to guess what kind of guy he is. Emma surprises him with her knowledge of how he stole all his family's money, ran away, used it and then eventually got arrested. After she has him caught in his lies, he flips the table to distract her while he runs out the restaurant. Ryan attempts to make a getaway in his car, but Emma previously locked it with a tire boot to prevent him from driving away. Remembering what she told him about being an orphan, he demands, "What do you know about family, anyways?" and she knocks him out cold before replying, "Nothing."

Trivia

 * The name "Ryan" is of Irish Gaelic origin derived from the surname "Ó Riain" that means "descendant of Rían". By itself, "Rían" means "little king".
 * In the novel Reawakened: A Once Upon a Time Tale, Ryan's surname is Marlow. He was also originally based in New York with his wife and three children but then fled to Boston after his embezzlement charges.

Appearances
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