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Updated June 23, 1999
Ryf began his stint on The Sentinel as Richard Burgi's stand-in. In addition to this job, he appeared as a background extra during the first season, with his role as Detective Rafe increasing in popularity to the point that this handsome young actor now has speaking roles in the show on a regular basis.
Ryf's mother is actress Pamela Perry.
Height: 5'11" --- Weight: 160 lbs. --- Eyes: Hazel --- Hair: Light Brown
ACTING CREDITS:
Film and Television: The Sentinel, Profit, Lonesome Dove, Jack's Place
Commercials: United Carpets, Becks Beer, Mattel Toys, Woodwards, Nerf Football, Agfa Camera, Beacon Chocolate
Training: John Milton Branton (U.B.C.P. on Camera Audition Technique), Connecticut Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theatre (2-month Classical Acting), John Barton's "Playing Shakespeare USA" (2-day Developmental Workshop), Ivana Chubbick (6-month Scene Study), Gastown Actors Studio (Joe Norman Shaw, 1-month Scene Study), Action Casting (Claire Caplan, Weekend Workshop -- Audition, Cold Reading, On Camera), Durban Theatre Foundation (Theatre Workshop).
Skills and Hobbies: Certified Scuba Diver, Certified Hang Glider Pilot, Advanced Horse Rider, Ice Skating, Private Pilots License, Commercial Pilots Licence.
Stuntwork: The Sentinel, The Marshall.
Stand-In: The Sentinel, Dead Man's Gun, Viper.
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Cathy Mayo's Ryf Van Rij Fan Club
Learn how to join the official international fan club for Ryf (of which the Nightowl is a proud member).
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Detective Rafe / Ryf Van Rij Photo Gallery
Includes candids, shots from Ryf's career as a male model, and a picture of his mother.
MegaRed's Ryf Album
MegaRed's photographs from SentinelCon'98. Lots of candids.
Serena's
Ryf Van Rij page
Links, pics, fanon info and Detective Rafe
fanfiction.
Vote for Ryf at the Internet Male Stars Top 100 poll.
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