Ryan Dorsey Profession, Family, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Measurements

Ryan Dorsey is an American actor who made a name for himself working in the series ‘Justified’ and Liev Schreiber with ‘Ray Donovan’. Before joining the entertainment industry, the actor played on the college football team but left with an injury. Soon after, he gained popularity in entertainment thanks to his hard work as well as his relationship with Naya Rivera.

He is also known as the ex-husband of the late actress Naya Rivera, who rose to fame thanks to the series ‘Glee’. Unfortunately, actress Naya passed away on July 8, 2020 at the age of 33, while sailing with Josey on Lake Piru. Following her death, Ryan paid tribute to the late actress in a lengthy, emotional post on Instagram.

RYAN DORSEY: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

He was born on July 19, 1983, which makes him around 37 years old as Ryan Keith Dorsey. He was born as the son of Native American parents Arnold Dorsey and Patricia Healy in Charleston, West Virginia. There he attended college and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina where his mother settled and attended high school.

He again moved to West Virginia and joined Riverside High School with no intention of living there. But after he received a head injury while visiting his dad on Thanksgiving and ultimately stayed there. At first, he was very interested in making a career in football. So he joined the football team in his later years, but he eventually quit the quarry after a football injury.

RYAN DORSEY: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

As said before, he wants to become a sportsman but he redirected his career to theaters due to a football injury. He then studied acting at Western Carolina University and later transferred to the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in New York during his freshman years. He had his first roles in 2013 in the two series: ‘Southland’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’. He then launched his first feature film in 2016 with the film ‘Blood Father’.

Dorsey rose to prominence in 2015 when he appeared in a recurring role as Earl on ‘Justified’. Followed by his Dime Bag role in 2017 ‘RayDonovan’. He had also appeared in other series like ‘Bosch’, ‘Yellowstone’, ‘Runaways’, ‘Stumptown’, ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and ‘Nashville’.

RYAN DORSEY: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

The late actress Naya Rivera and Ryan first met in 2010 and briefly dated before going their separate ways. Shortly after, Rivera found out she was pregnant with Dorsey’s baby, but without his acknowledgment she aborted it. After their split, Rivera dated rapper Big Sean but they parted ways in a complicated situation. After that, in 2014, she and Ryan reunited again and got married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on July 19, 2014.

However, they announced their marriage after a few days until July 23. Following this, the couple announced that they were preparing to welcome their first child in February 2015. Then on September 17, 2015, they had their son Josey Hollis raised by his mother in the bilingual Spanish and English culture. Sadly, Rivera filed for divorce in November 2016 and called off their split in 2017.

Additionally, Rivera was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery against Dorsey over Thanksgiving 2017. The incident actually cites her allegedly punching him in the head during an altercation over the child, which again led them to file for divorce. In January 2018, at Dorsey’s request, the charge was dismissed and it was confirmed that he was never harmed by the actress. Eventually, their divorce was finalized on June 14, 2018 and agreed to joint custody of their child. However, after Naya died in July 2020, he was granted sole custody of the child.

RYAN DORSEY: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Regarding his income, he could accumulate a good fortune from his career in the entertainment industry. Moreover, he has been working in the field for the past five years and has gained good popularity as well as wealth. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $1 million.

On Instagram, he has a personal and verified @dorseyryan account with 160,000 followers. He has a verified Twitter account @DorseyRyan with 12.1k followers. He does not use any account in his name on Facebook.

RYAN DORSEY: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The actor has a strong and healthy body which is 5 feet 10 inches tall. He has a fit body physique measuring 40-32-33 inches with 13 inches in biceps size and 72 kgs in body weight. He has brown eye color with brown hair color.