professional lacrosse coach and player Books, music and television Thomas Ryan (musician) (1827–1903), Irish-American musician Tom Ryan (Primeval), a fictional character from the TV series Primeval Colonel Tom Ryan, a fictional character from the CBS drama The Unit played by Robert Patrick Thomas Ryan (actor), American actor in The Relic Thomas Jay Ryan (born 1962), stage actor Tom K. Ryan, creator of the comic strip Tumbleweeds Other usage Thomas F. Ryan (1872–1961), inventor of five-pin bowling Thomas Jervis Ryan (1834–1901), New Zealand policeman Tom Ryan, Detroit-based disc jockey who went locally by the alter ego Count Scary Thomas Ryan (bishop) (1915–1983), Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland, 1962–82 Tommy Ryan, an alias of Genovese crime family boss Thomas Eboli See also Ryan Thomas (disambiguation)