<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2006--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Ryan James Eggold (born August 10, 1984) is an American actor . He is known for playing Ryan Matthews on the CW teen drama series 90210 and Tom Keen on the NBC crime drama series The Blacklist and its short - lived spin - off series The Blacklist: Redemption . </P> <P> Eggold was born in Lakewood, California, the son of Karen (née Benik) and James Frederick Eggold . Eggold graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the University of Southern California's theater arts department in 2006 . </P>

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