Debby Ryan Biography
Debby Ryan is an American actress and singer-songwriter who began acting professionally onstage at the age of seven. Disney Channel discovered her during its nationwide search for new talent, and she appeared in several of their shows, including The Suite Life on Deck, 16 Wishes, and Radio Rebel.
Debby Ryan Age
Ryan was born Deborah Ann Ryan on May 13, 1993, in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. She is 32 years old as of 2025. Ryan celebrates her birthday on May 13th.
Debby Ryan Height
Ryan stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Debby Ryan Family
Ryan was born to Chris and Sandy Popp Ryan in Huntsville, Alabama. She has an older brother named Chase. Chase was born in 1991 and is 34 years old as of 2025. Her mother works as a teacher and was active in school plays. On the other hand, her father worked as a civilian consultant to the U.S. military. His work made the family relocate to numerous places around Europe. They lived in Germany until she was 10.
Ryan began performing in professional theaters at the age of seven on an American base in Germany. After returning to the U.S., the family settled in Fort Hood, Texas.
Debby Ryan Husband
Ryan is a Christian and is fluent in German. She got married to Josh Dun on December 31, 2019, in Austin, Texas. They began dating from May 2013 to September 2014. After their split, they began dating again at an unknown date. The couple lives in Columbus, Ohio, as of March 2023.
Josh was born on June 18, 1988, and is 36 years old as of 2024. He is best known as the drummer of the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside Tyler Joseph. Twenty One Pilots has received nominations for six Grammy Awards, of which he has won one.
Ryan shared that she had been in an abusive relationship in March 2015. She described the relationship as professional rather than a romantic one, explaining that she was emotionally manipulated to the point where it became physical. The experience inspired her to team up with Mary Kay and Love is Respect for their “Don’t Look Away” anti-domestic violence campaign.
Ryan was apprehended for driving under the influence in April 2016. Initially, she was charged with felony DUI, which was later reduced to two misdemeanors. She was released after posting $100,000 bail. She pleaded no contest to reckless driving on June 30, 2016, earning a sentence of three years of probation, community service, and attending a DUI program.
Debby Ryan Net Worth
Ryan has an estimated net worth of approximately $10 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an actress and singer-songwriter.
Debby Ryan Jessie
In September 2011, Ryan shared that she would have her own Disney Channel series called Jessie, which debuted in September 2011. She also helped create the show, relating that she wanted her characters to connect with her.
Jessie follows a girl who relocates from Texas to New York City to become a star. However, she becomes a nanny for a family with four children. Ryan starred opposite Peyton List, Skai Jackson, Karan Brar, Cameron Boyce, and Kevin Chamberlin. Her performance in the series won her nominations at the Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite TV Actress, Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actress: Comedy, and Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite TV Actress. She won a 2012 Popstar TV Actress Award.
Debby Ryan Radio Rebel
On February 17, 2012, Ryan starred in Disney Channel’s Radio Rebel as Tara. Tara is a very shy teenager who fears speaking to anyone in her school. However, she expresses her true feelings as Seattle’s most popular radio DJ, “Radio Rebel.”
Debby Ryan Meme
In 2020, Ryan became a meme after a scene of her flashing her signature smirk with a bashful, awkward look while brushing her hair behind her ear in Radio Rebel went viral.
Debby Ryan Education
Ryan studied at a German public school and an American public school. She was also homeschooled and was bullied in middle school for being a mascot and a member of the school’s chess club.
Debby Ryan Career
Ryan started starring in TV commercials in her early teen years. She debuted on TV in 2006 on Barney & Friends. The following year, she had her first film role in Barney: Let’s Go to the Firehouse. Further, she starred in multiple commercials for iDog and several board games, including in an iDog Dance commercial in 2008.
Ryan starred in the major role of Edith in The Longshots. She starred as one of the main characters, Bailey Pickett, on The Suite Life on Deck. In 2009, she secured a starring role in What If… opposite Kevin Sorbo and Kristy Swanson. In October of that same year, she worked as the host of the first Tween Girl Summit Music Festival.
Ryan was set to headline the “Terrific Teen Tour” to start on July 9, 2009 and end on July 14. However, the show was canceled due to scheduling conflicts. In 2010, she played a young adult in 16 Wishes, which introduced her to more mature audiences. She prepared for the role by watching many Brat Pack movies.
2011 to 2012
On March 25, 2011, Ryan starred in The Suite Life Movie. She appeared in one episode of Discovery Family’s L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour. In September 2011, Ryan shared that she would have her own Disney Channel series called Jessie, which debuted in September 2011. She also helped create the show, relating that she wanted her characters to connect with her. Further, she worked as the director of the season three episode “Coffee Talk,” making her the youngest female director for a Disney Channel production.
Ryan shifted towards a more mature role with a guest role in an episode of Private Practice, where she played a recovering drug addict. On February 17, 2012, she appeared in another Disney Channel movie, Radio Rebel, as Tara.
Ryan served as the voice of Spike in the Tinker Bell film, Secret of the Wings, on August 31, 2012. In July 2012, Ryan began working on a clothing line for 2013. She revealed that she was in the beginning stages of building a fashion brand and was looking into designers and interviewing brands she might like to work with.
2013 to present;
In July 2013, Ryan played the role of Haddie in Kristin’s Christmas Past. On March 21, 2014, she recorded an appearance in Muppets Most Wanted, which was deleted but later reinstated in the Blu-ray release’s extended version. She also starred in Mighty Med as Jade and was a guest mentor in the fifth season of Fashion Police.
Ryan appeared as Aubrey Macavoy in an episode of Girl Meets World on April 17, 2015. The following year, she joined the cast of NBC’s The Mysteries of Laura Season 2 as Lucy Diamond. At the same time, she was confirmed as one of the cast members of Sing It!, where she portrayed Holli Holiday. On August 22 of that year, she joined the cast of VH1’s Daytime Divas as Maddie Finn.
Ryan shared that Netflix had ordered Insatiable to series after it was previously passed by The CW in June 2017. She, alongside Alison Brie, starred in Horse Girl. That same year, she joined the cast of Netflix’s Night Teeth. Also, she appeared in The Opening Act. In 2022, she worked with Alison Brie again in Spin Me Round. Later, she appeared in four episodes of Peacock Original’s The Resort. In 2023, Ryan starred in Shortcomings as Sasha and Fast X as herself. She then portrayed Quinn in Turtles All the Way Down.
Music
Ryan can play multiple instruments, including the guitar, piano, and keyboard. She marketed her debut solo single, We Ended Right, featuring Chad Hively and Chase Ryan on July 6, 2011, under her own label, the Ryan River Studio. Ryan founded the Ryan River Studio with her brother, Chase.
Ryan marketed a cover version of We Got the Beat by The Go-Go’s as the promotional single for the film on February 21, 2012. She released the promotional single, “Made of Matches,” on March 29, 2011. The song was the theme of the Discovery Family’s L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.
In 2013, she formed the indie band The Never Ending with guitarist Kyle Moore and drummer Johnny Franco. On June 1, 2014, the band released their debut single, “Mulholland Drive.” On June 24, they released their debut EP, One, which featured album art with a circus-theme
The Never Ending debuted their new single, Secondhand on June 23, 2015. Later that year, the band toured as an opening act for the North American leg of Fifth Harmony’s Reflection Tour.
Debby Ryan Movies and TV Shows
Ryan has starred in several movies and TV Shows during her career ssuch as
- The Longshots
- The Hangover Hollywood
- Secret of the Wings
- Rip Tide
- Every Day
- Horse Girl
- Sing It!
- Night Teeth
- Shortcomings
- Velma
- American Horror Stories
- Turtles All The Way Down
- Orion
Debby Ryan Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram and Facebook. She has over 10M followers on Facebook and over 14M followers on her Instagram.