Thomas Ryan
Biological Information
Full name	Thomas Ryan
Nicknames	Tommy
Gender	Male
Born	1880s or 90s
Death	April 15, 1912
Cause	Gunshot wound
Background Information
Hometown	somewhere in Ireland
Religion	possibly Roman Catholic
Titanic Statistics
Boarded	possibly Queenstown, Ireland
Destination	New York, U.S.A.
Occupation	Passenger
Class	Third class
Fate	Accidentally shot and killed by First Officer Murdoch
Production
Classification	Fictional character
Portrayal	Jason Barry

Thomas "Tommy" Ryan was an Irish third-class passenger who befriended Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi aboard the Titanic. He was particularly impressed with Jack's drawing skills and the fact that he had actually managed to score with Rose. He later accompanied Jack, Fabrizio and Rose as they tried to escape the sinking ship. He and Fabrizio, however, got separated from Jack and Rose. He died when he was accidentally shot by First Officer Murdoch in a rush to help the Titanic's passengers escape. His death deeply affected Fabrizio who was forced to take his lifebelt in order to survive, though died anyway.

Tommy is also seen among the people in Rose's dream/vision version of Titanic at the end of the film.

Contents 1 Character history 1.1 Early life 1.2 Life onboard Titanic 1.3 Death and Titanic's sinking 2 Behind the scenes 3 Gallery 4 Comments

Character historyEdit

Early lifeEdit

Not much is known of Thomas Ryan's early life.

Life onboard TitanicEdit

Although not much of Tommy is seen onboard, it is shown how he met Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Ross, and also being quite fascinated by Jack's drawings. Unlike his friends, Thomas did not fall in love aboard the ship and if he did, which is highly unlikely, it is never seen. Tommy is also seen at the 3rd Class Party, smoking and having a good time. In a deleted scene, Tommy is admiring Jack's artwork, saying "This is very good." Tommy is seen smoking onboard various times.

Death and Titanic's sinkingEdit

In the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Tommy along with Fabrizio meet Jack and Rose behind a locked gate blocking the passengers behind it with it guarded by two crew members with a pistol. He goes up to the gate and yells at the crew. He tells Jack and Rose that the gate is guarded by the crew. Jack then goes to another exit gate and rams it down with the help of Tommy and Fabrizio. Tommy try to find a lifeboat for all four of them to get off safely. Upon failing, Jack then tells Tommy and Fabrizio to go to the other side of the ship to find a lifeboat. They find one being run by William Murdoch, who won't let him, Fabrizio, Caledon Hockley and a angry mob of men board. Tommy and Murdoch get into a brief argument. In a panic, Murdoch shot and killed Tommy. In a shock and with guilt, Murdoch then committed suicide by putting a gun to his head.

In order to survive the rough waters around the ship, Fabrizio takes Tommy's lifebelt by untying it and strapping it on to him. However, he later dies when a funnels falls on him.

Behind the scenesEdit

He was portrayed by Jason Barry.

A 27-years old Thomas Ryan perished in the sinking. However the historical Ryan was a steward on the Titanic, unlike his namesake in the film, who was a passenger. The similarity of the name was likely accidental.

Gallery Edit