My Take
Ryan Guzman is one of those rare guys who actually made the jump from dancer to legit actor stick, and I have a lot of respect for that. He broke out in Step Up Revolution and Step Up: All In, and honestly he had the charisma to carry those films beyond just the choreography. Then he went darker with The Boy Next Door alongside Jennifer Lopez, which was a real swing. But the role that truly cemented him for me is Eddie Diaz on 9-1-1 — he brought so much heart and physical commitment to that firefighter character that it became a fan favorite arc for years running. Born in Abilene, Texas and built like a guy who never skipped a day of training in his life, Guzman keeps proving that talent plus work ethic is a formula that holds up.
Overview
Ryan Anthony Guzman (born September 21, 1987) is an American actor and dancer. He is known for his lead roles as Sean Asa in Step Up Revolution and Step Up: All In, part of the Step Up film series, as Noah Sandborn in the psychological thriller The Boy Next Door and as Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz in the Fox/ABC procedural drama 9-1-1.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryan Guzman
- Name (Japanese)
- ライアン・グスマン
- Reading
- らいあん・ぐすまん
- Born
- September 21, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Abilene, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- dancer / television actor / model / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- West Campus High School
- University
- Sierra College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.