Damien Ryan was born in 1955 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. He is an actor, known for Glass (1989), Big Sky (1997) and Lateline (1990). He is married to Joanne. They have three children.
Mayor of Alice Springs (2008 - 2020), President of the NT Local Government Association (2012 - ), Country Liberal Party candidate for the Northern Territory electorate of Araluen (2020).