Ryan Gentles is an American

United States

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 actor who has worked with Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...

 in the stage play Madea Goes to Jail. He played Nate, Sonny's boss and Vanessa's boyfriend. He was also in the movie version of "Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 comedy-drama film adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry and sequel to Diary of a Mad Black Woman. It was written and directed by Perry, who also played several characters, including Mabel "Madea" Simmons...

" as a stripper. He appeared on the new stage play What's Done in the Dark

What's Done in the Dark

What's Done in the Dark is a play written and directed by American playwright Tyler Perry. The show first opened in September 2006. The play is a mixture of comedy, drama, and music, set in a hospital emergency room, and focuses on two nurses, one of whom is a single mother and the other of whom is...

 and appeared in Jennifer Hudson's

Jennifer Hudson

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 first single "Spotlight

Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song)

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". Gentles made his theatrical debut in E. Lynn Harris

E. Lynn Harris

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' play Not a Day Goes By

Not a Day Goes By

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in which he played Zurich, a sports agent. Gentles will appear in the upcoming play by John Ruffin opening in late April 2009, and will return for a sixth year as part of the 2009 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage beginning Memorial Day weekend.

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