Ryan Cooley was born on May,18,1988 in Orangeville ,Ontario.Ryan Cooley graduated from Orangeville District Secondary School in 2006. Ryan's biggest and most well known role was when he got a part in the popular Canadian show Degrassi:The Next Generation as J.T Yorke(James Tiberius Yorke)which lasted six years, which ended when he got the chance to go to University in 2006. He's also appeared as "Pleskit" on the show "I Was a Sixth Grade Alien" alongside other Degrassi:The Next Generation actors and actresses, Lexx the Series, Life with Derek, Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Colour Of Friendship, and the Animal Planet movie Cybermutt. As of 2006 Ryan is a student at the University of Toronto.