Brunch with Ryan Beil at Q4 | Vancouver Foodster

Brunch is a favourite past time shared by many and should be an extraordinary experience, one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for brunch. Each of the places I visit is unique for what is offered along with the type of service and selection of dishes. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places and, at the same time, I will be joined by a notable personality who may be a Film Producer or Director, Musician, Arts Festival Director, Actor or other well-known individual for Brunch at restaurants in and around Vancouver.

For my thirty second brunch in this series, I was joined by Ryan Beil, Actor at Q4 Restaurant in Vancouver talking about Acting, Theatre and more!

Ryan Beil

Ryan Beil was born and raised in Vancouver and is a classically trained actor, with a BFA in Acting from The University of British Columbia. Some recent credits: Comedy of Errors (Bard on the Beach), Billy Bishop Goes to War (Arts Club), American Buffalo (Main Street Theatre Co) and an improvised one-act play Skin and Lungs (The Globe Theatre). Ryan has performed Improv-comedy and Improvised Theatre in Berlin, Edmonton, Toronto, Seattle, Chicago, St. Louis, Bellingham, Portland, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, and Your Momma’s House. He has won a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role, Large Theatre. He has also had roles in TV shows as well as commercials, one of his notable commercials is being known as the A & W guy.

When did you begin your acting career?

Always did it from elementary school, full-fledged drama geek in high school, doing all the plays. I saw Billy Bishop on a grade 11 field trip and I then knew what I wanted to do as a career.

What was your favourite role you ever played in a theatrical production?

American Buffalo in a role called Teach (Main Street Theatre)

What were your most recent acting roles?

Werther at UBC Theatre
Importance of Being Earnest – Stanley Theatre “Jack”

What is your favourite role you ever performed in a Shakespeare thus far?

Sir Andrew Agasheek in 12^th night at Bard on the Beach, it is the funniest funny part in all the Shakespeare. It was also my first time doing Bard.

What was it like for you acting in 2 theatrical productions at Bard on the Beach during the same season?

It’s crazy, the workload is mind blowing, relentless you can’t get lazy, you have to recreate every night, it is like mental aerobics. I had different parts, major role in one and medium role in another.

Did you always want to be an Actor?

Yes from day 1.

What is it about Improv Comedy that you so love?

The danger element of it, element of risk to get up in front of people and I love that. You surprise the audience. It is not planned, just happens.

Tell me about Sunday Service

Started almost 6 years ago, regular troupe now held at The Kozmik Zoo on Broadway near Manitoba. Won a Canadian comedy award, toured improv festivals. Always happens on Sunday nights, just show up at the door.

What is it like to be known as the A & W guy?

I don’t mind at all, it is the added thing of press. It has provided me with a lot of opportunity to get other artistic gigs and new projects. Started in 2005, supposed to be a one off, but it kept going and now I do a couple of commercials each year.

What do you do in your spare time?