Age: 58
female
Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski (born May 3, 1968), known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Gone Baby Gone (2007) and is also known for her roles in the HBO series The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell; In Treatment, playing psychiatrist Adele Brousse; and The Office, playing human resources representative Holly Flax. Ryan was born in Queens, New York City. She is the daughter of Pam, a nurse, and John, a trucking business owner. Ryan is her mother's maiden name. She is of English, Irish, and Polish descent. Growing up in the 1970s, Ryan and her sister delivered the Daily News by bike. At a young age, Ryan attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. At 17, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts. Hired for the national tour of Biloxi Blues right out of high school, Ryan worked steadily off-Broadway for the next decade.
When a brilliant yet enigmatic biology teacher arrives at the quiet coastal town of Grail Point, he brings with him charisma, modern teaching methods, and a dark, magnetic charm that captivates both faculty and students. But when a series of local teenagers begin to vanish without a trace, 15-year-old Elijah James—a reclusive, sharp-minded boy still grieving personal trauma—suspects that their new teacher isn’t who he claims to be. As Elijah digs deeper, he uncovers a terrifying truth: Mr. Grayson West isn’t just watching his students—he’s dissecting them, learning from them, and experimenting with something far more twisted than science. With the help of his fiercely protective sister Olivia, their traumatized ex-cop father Paul, and a few courageous classmates, Elijah must outsmart a predator who’s always three steps ahead… because this predator studies his prey.
