Ryan Paevey - Biography

Who is Ryan Paevey?

Ryan Paevey is a professional model, actor and an American national. He is well known for starring in TV drama General Hospital as Nathan West and in Hallmark films Marrying Mr. Darcy, Christmas At The Plaza, Matching Hearts, Unleashing Mr. Darcy.

Ryan Paevey – Age, Parents, Siblings, Education, Ethnicity

Ryan Paevey’s birth took place on September 24, 1984, in Torrance, California, USA. He was born as Ryan Jacob Paevey-Vlieger to mother Linda Paevey and father Les Vlieger. 

young Ryan Paevey with his father (left) and mother (right) (Image: Instagram)

He is not the only child of his parents and has a sibling, a younger sister named Kaitlyn Paevey.

When attending high school, Ryan Paeveyran track, and cross country. His other hobbies were video games, surfing, cooking and making jewelry. His ethnicity is multi-ethnic (Dutch, Indonesian, English).

Ryan Paevey – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

The actor is very quiet when it comes to his personal life. Other than the fact that he was in a relationship with model girlfriend Jessica Hinton, not much has been shared about his dating life. There have also been rumors of him dating co-star Kirsten Storms.

Ryan Paevey is currently believed to be single, sans wife, children and as he has never been married, divorce is out of context.

Ryan Paevey – Net Worth, Salary

His net worth has been estimated at around $3 million while the figure on his annual salary is not publicized. However, his salary is estimated at $120,000 as a model. 

Ryan Paevey – Career

Early Days, Modeling

Paevey was scouted for modeling when still a high school student and had grown up working in construction with his father and bartending. Although he had never planned on getting into the entertainment industry and had turned down modeling opportunities, he eventually got into modeling.

As a model Ryan Paevey has worked opposite Katy Perry, Cher and as a body double for Robin Thicke’s song Sex Therapy. He also has appeared in Christina Aguilera's Your Body, shot a campaign for Izod and appeared in a Corona beer commercial.

Ryan Paevey (Image: Benjo Arwas Studio News)

After working several years as a model Paevey was encouraged to try acting, which he eventually did.

Films, Series

After numerous guest appearances and minor roles, Ryan Paevey was cast as Nathan West in General Hospital. He portrayed the character from 2013 to 2018 for a total of 280 episodes. Since then he has co-hosted Extra (2014), The View (2015) as a guest and has presented the 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards,

Moreover, he has been cast in numerous Hallmark movies including Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016), Marrying Mr. Darcy (2018), From Friend to Fiance (2019), Christmas At The Plaza (2019), Matching Hearts (2020) and Lifetime movie Locked In (2017).

Ryan Paevey also has a brand named Fortunate Wanderer, launched in 2016, which sells custom prints of photography from his travels, handmade jewelry, as well as outdoor gear. 

Ryan Paevey, Jen Lilley co-starred in Harvest Love (Image: Hallmark Channel)

Co-stars

On Marrying Mr. Darcy, Ryan Paevey starred alongside Cindy Busby, Tammy Gillis, Lini Evans, Frances Fisher, Yasmeene Ball.

Ryan Paevey – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Ryan Paevey is followed by thousands of followers and counting. He also has an official website -  ryanpaevey.net.