- Studied acting with coaches Sally Jackson, Marco Perella, Maurice Moore, Devin Shacket, and Will Wallace among others.
- In 2014 he traveled to India with The Miracle Foundation - a non-profit, Austin-based organization that supports orphanages across India.
- Cousin of actor Randy Mulkey.
- Oryan spent over a year living in Liege, Belgium as an exchange student - where he went to a French speaking school and lived with a French speaking family.
- His ancestry is Spanish-Mexican (mother's side), and Scottish and mixed-European (father's side).
- Spent 6 months teaching English to Kindergarten students in China.
- He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and was an avid rock climber and downhill skier.
- His name is pronounced "O'Ryan" - and was inspired by the constellation Orion.
- Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a 4.0 GPA.
- Was highly athletic in school - competing in football, wrestling, baseball, and track & field.
- Upon moving to NYC, he supported himself by working as a substitute teacher in NYC public schools.
- Among his many survival jobs in NYC, he once taught high school Drama classes at a public high school in Manhattan.
- Was once an acting instructor at Alleywood Studios in Austin, TX.
- Oryan has deep Mexican roots with a family lineage that includes General Felipe Berriozábal, the Secretary of War under Benito Juarez.
- Once taught ESL and Civics classes to adult immigrant students preparing for the Citizenship exam.
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