Ryan Merrill played by Matt Lanter, is a character from Cherry Hill. Initially Ryan seems like a normal twenty-something guy; he loves to go out and have a drink and of course he loves the ladies. But beneath the surface lurks a darker personality, complete with a broken past. As he heads towards Cherry Hill, Ryan hopes that something or someone will find these answers, whilst we find out about his sinister past also and his shady dealings with gangs.