In '95, Ryan had a teeny tiny part in the movie "Crimson Tide", which starred Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington. In '96, he had a much more substantial role in the movie "White Squall", where he played a young sailor along with such stars as Jeff Bridges, Ethan Embry, and Scott Wolf. He was also in the movie "Lifeform, aka Invader". Ryan starred in the hit "I Know What You Did Last Summer" in '97, along with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Freddie Prinze Jr. Ryan also was in the movies "Homegrown", "Little Boy Blue", and "Nowhere". In '98, Ryan starred as Shane O'Shaye in the drama 54. This year, Ryan has starred in Playing by Heart with Angelina Jolie, Gillian Anderson and lots of other cool people, and Cruel Intentions, which i wanna see but my mom won't let me. :(