Children of Ryan’s Hope

Buddy Schultz

Edmund Strong Coleridge Beaulac

1977-1979

Edmund was born prematurely in March 1977, only a couple of months before Ryan Fenelli. He is the son of Jillian Coleridge and Frank Ryan, although it was believed that he was Seneca Beaulac's son for his first year or more of life.

After fighting their feelings for a year or more, Jillian and Seneca finally married and spent a honeymoon in New York City, spending lots of time in Central Park with Edmund. Only a few months later, Edmund was killed in an accidental gas explosion at the Coleridge beach house on January 16, 1979. Years later, the Edmund Beaulac Pediatric Center was created at Riverside Hospital in his name.

Buddy Schultz left the show as only a toddler. He has always been a baseball fan, playing on his own and then attending the world series games in 2000. He now works behind the camera in production in NYC. {Photos courtesy the Schultz family}

Jadrien Steele

John Reid Ryan (Little John)

1975-1984

Little John was the center of things when Ryan's Hope debuted. Many have indeed said he was the inspiration for the name "Ryan's Hope," as he was the Ryan family's hope for the future, the first grandchild. Jadrien appeared in the opening sequence for the first three or four years of the show.

Little John celebrates St. Patrick's Day through the years...1976, 1978, 1979, 1984

Jadrien was an original cast member of Ryan's Hope. He was less than a year old when he began on the show. He was the longest running child on the show. By the end of the soap's run, his character, John Ryan, had a child of his own, Owen.

Jadrien appeared in the 1987 movie The Mosquito Coast, starring Harrison Ford and River Phoenix. {Photos courtesy LonoMyth Young Actor Spotlight}

Also in 1987, Jadrien appeared in a TV version of The Secret Garden. He played Colin Craven, along with Gennie James as Mary Lennox and Barret Oliver as Dickon Sowerby.

Jadrien grew up on Ryan's Hope. He may be the longest running child actor on a soap who started as an infant. His career didn't end there. He went on to appear in movies like The Mosquito Coast (1987), The Secret Garden (1987), Strange Interlude (1987 TV Movie) and A Father's Homecoming (1988 TV movie). Jadrien attended Princeton University (graduating in 1996) and became one of the top members of their fencing team. In the 1993-94 season he was a part of the Ivy League Men's Fencing First Team. He appeared in the July 2000 issue of Vanity Fair magazine as one of many young people listed as "Going Postal." The issue noted that Jadrien works in the mailroom of Hollywood agency ICM, doing everything from sorting contracts, screenplays, and scripts to "runs," Tinseltown talk for an errand to a studio lot or a star's home. According to the piece, it can take nine interviews to land a coveted $300-a-week mailroom spot, a launching pad for "Hollywood's players of tomorrow." {Photo courtesy LonoMyth Young Actor Spotlight}

Jadrien celebrated his 13th birthday in NYC in the late 1980s. {Photo by Wray Gillon}

Danny Tamberelli

Sean Novak

1987-89

Sean is the son of Joe {Walt Willey} and Siobhan Ryan Novak {Carrell Myers}. Danny is sometimes credited as Daniel Patrick Tamberelli and Daniel Tamberelli. He was born on February 8, 1982. His first role was on RH.

RH was just the beginning of Danny's career. He has since been seen on numerous TV shows as well as a few movies. He's probably best known for his role on Nickelodeon's kid sketch comedy show, All That. He has been seen on numerous Nick shows (his first was Pete and Pete in the early 90s) as well as in the movie The Mighty Ducks. On the left, Danny is playing Jackie on the 1991 TV series The Babysitters Club. On the right (top), he's seen in Pete and Pete and at the bottom, in All That. {Photo on left courtesy Bob123 Young Actors of the World, top right courtesy Star Galaxy}

Caroline Wilde

Grace Coleridge

1989

Caroline appeared on RH just as the show was ending, in January, 1989. Faith (Karen Morris-Gowdy) returned to town after a five year absence (she was living in Minnesota) with Grace, who was about 5 or 6 years old. Faith and Pat had gotten back together for a short time before she left in the fall of 1983. In the final episode, Pat asked Faith if Grace was his daughter,but she never answered him. It was assumed that Grace was his daughter by the look Faith had on her face as he asked her, but it was never truly revealed. ABC must have enjoyed Caroline's work on RH because she was cast as an older Bianca in 1990 on All My Children. Caroline's only post soap role was playing Carrie Prescott on Law and Order in the March 15, 1995 episode.

Group Photos

Maeve Ryan {Helen Gallagher} spent many years taking care of her two grandchildren, Little John {Jadrien Steele} and Ryan {Kerry McNamara}.

Little John {Jadrien Steele} and Edmund {Buddy Schultz} were technically half brothers, but they didn't spend much time together because it was believed that Edmund's father was Seneca. They did get to play together during the St. Patrick's day celebration in 1979.

One of the great things about kids on Ryan's Hope was that they were allowed to be kids. There were times where they had important messages to deliver, but during scenes like family gatherings, they got to be kids. Here Ryan and Little John were acting like Tarzan with Uncle Pat, then catching the streamers as he threw them.

In the mid 80s, the current Ryan clan was featured at the end of the opening credits. Ryan {Jenny Dweir} sat on Maeve's lap, while Little John {Jadrien Steele} was behind Frank and Johnny. At the end Johnny threw up the soccer ball and they all reached for it.

A yearly tradition on Ryan's Hope was the St. Patrick's Day celebration at Ryan's bar. You could always count on a few things: all of the kids would attend and Maeve would sing "Oh Danny Boy." Pictured are Helen Gallagher, Jenny Dweir and Jadrien Steele.

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	RH was just the beginning of Danny's career. He has since been seen on numerous TV shows as well as a few movies. He's probably best known for his role on Nickelodeon's kid sketch comedy show, All That. He has been seen on numerous Nick shows (his first was Pete and Pete in the early 90s) as well as in the movie The Mighty Ducks. On the left, Danny is playing Jackie on the 1991 TV series The Babysitters Club. On the right (top), he's seen in Pete and Pete and at the bottom, in All That. {Photo on left courtesy Bob123 Young Actors of the World, top right courtesy Star Galaxy}