Ryan (given name) in 2005–2007. "Ryan" as a male given name has persisted in popularity for the thirty-year period of 1976–2006 in the 10th to 20th rank; the name appeared in the top thousand for the first time in 1946 and gained steadily in popularity until leveling off in the 1970s. Its ascendency in the U.S. has been traced, in part, to its use by American actor Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal who used the stage name Ryan O'Neal in the popular series "Peyton Place" from 1964 to 1969. "Ryan" gained popularity as a given name for girls in the 1970s. It first appeared
Scott Neal on location in southern India. In addition, he has participated in the plays "Yours Fondly", "Zekk Baxter" and "Morning Glory" (2001) as well as in the musical "Last Song of the Nightingale" (2001). In 2010 Neal was cast in "Hollyoaks" by former The Bill executive producer Paul Marquess. Scott Neal Scott Neal (born 10 June 1978) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in The Bill first as PC Luke Ashton then as Ryan Keating later as Carl Simms and EastEnders Jason Adams. He entered the Anna Scher Theatre School in 1989. He debuted in The