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Ryan Allen

Ryan Allen is a Canadian actor known for playing Deputy Blaine Anderson in Normal and Morris, better known as Big Mo, in Shoresy.

Biography

Ryan Allen plays the friendly but ambitious Deputy Blaine Anderson opposite Bob Odenkirk in the 2026 action comedy Normal.

His earlier and parallel television work includes Shoresy and Cross, following a career that began with school musicals and a television job at 17.

Known for

Normal

He plays Deputy Blaine Anderson in the Ben Wheatley action comedy.[2][3]

Shoresy

He plays Morris, better known as Big Mo, in the Canadian hockey comedy.[1][8]

Career highlights

  1. Normal Role

    He plays Deputy Blaine in Normal

    Allen's character is a local deputy whose friendly manner sits beside an ambition to become sheriff.[1][3]

  2. May Release

    The film had a May 2026 international release

    IFCO records Normal's Irish release date as 15 May 2026 and lists Allen in the cast.[2]

  3. Odenkirk Collaboration

    The production involved active scene revision

    Allen described learning from Bob Odenkirk's willingness to revise and repeat scenes in search of a stronger result.[1]

  4. Shoresy

    He plays Morris, known as Big Mo, in Shoresy

    Allen joined the Canadian hockey comedy as Morris, a character usually called Big Mo.[1][9][8]

  5. Early Career

    Musical theatre led to his first television job

    Allen said a producer saw him in a school musical and hired him for television when he was 17.[1]

Good to know

Reviewers noticed the deputies' comic work

KUOW credited Allen and Billy MacLellan with a meaningful share of Normal's laughs.[3]

Normal remained a current May 2026 release

The Irish classification record supplies a distributor-provided 15 May release date.[2]