Ryan Lavery (Cameron Mathison) Bio - All My Children

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Ryan Lavery

CAMERON MATHISON

Came to town: 1998
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Cambias Industries executive

CHARACTER BIO

A guy's guy and girl's dream, Ryan is successful, romantic and dependable. Often playing white knight, Ryan's willing to put himself on the line for someone else while being man enough to admit his own mistakes.

The Good

Helped defend Kendall from charges of murdering Michael Cambias.
Inherited Cambias Industries for a time.
Rebuilt a relationship with his estranged siblings Jonathan and Erin after years apart.

The Bad and the Ugly

Faked his own death after wife Greenlee learned she was pregnant, as he feared he would be an abusive father and husband.
Discovered he had a daughter, Emma, from a long ago sperm donation.
The deaths of wives Gillian and Greenlee and his sister Erin.

Friends

Kendall Hart: Mother of his son
Erica Kane: Friend

Foes

Zach Slater: Enemy
Annie Lavery: Ex-wife

ACTOR BIO

Cameron Mathison joined the cast of All My Children in 1998 as Ryan Lavery. After leaving the show for a year, he returned in 2003 to reprise this fan-favorite role.

Born and raised in Canada, Mr. Mathison attended McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree. He was also captain of the Red Men Basketball team (he tied Terrell Owens in the celebrity slam-dunk competition at the NBA All-Star weekend). A member of the Celebrity Players Tour which travels to over 16 cities across the United States, Mr. Mathison can sometimes be glimpsed by fans on their local golf courses.

Mr. Mathison made his feature film debut in the 1998 Miramax release, 54. He also starred in the Canadian independent film Washed Up. His television credits include The Drew Carey Show, CSI, JAG, What I Like About You, F/X: The Series and the television movie Any Mother's Son with Bonnie Bedelia. He hosted ABC's live world premiere of Walt Disney's animated feature, Tarzan, SOAPnet's 2001 Daytime Emmy red carpet special and various E! Wild On! specials. He guest starred on ABC's Hope & Faith, hosted SOAPnet's original reality series, I Wanna Be a Soap Star, serves as a correspondent for the television show Extra, and has been a guest entertainment anchor for the CW Morning News. In September 2007, Mr. Mathison joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

In 1999, Mr. Mathison received the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer and Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2005. He appeared on the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards broadcast as the show's Fan Zone host, and hosted the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. He was a presenter at the 40th Annual Country Music Awards.

He resides in New York City with his wife, Vanessa, and their children, Lucas and Leila.