Ryan Paevey

Paevey was born in Torrance, California, and was raised in Los Angeles as the son of Les Vlieger and Linda Paevey. Paevey ran track and cross country in high school.

Although Paevey did not plan to go into the entertainment industry, while in high school, he was scouted for modeling, leading to commercial acting. Paevey grew up working in construction with his father and bartending. Although he initially turned down modeling opportunities, he eventually acted on one. As a model, Paevey worked opposite Katy Perry and Cher. He worked as a "body-double" for Robin Thicke for the music video of Thicke's "Sex Therapy". He worked in Christina Aguilera's 2012 music video for "Your Body". He worked for Izod. Paevey worked in a Corona commercial. While working as model, Paevey was encouraged to try acting.

In December 2013, Paevey joined the cast of the ABC soap opera General Hospital in the contract role of Nathan West. The job was Paevey's first series regular role. In October 2014, Paevey joined Extra as a guest co-host. In 2015, Paevey worked as the lead in the Hallmark Channel original movie Unleashing Mr. Darcy, premiering on January 23, 2016. In 2017, he worked on the Hallmark Channel movie Harvest Love. In 2018, he worked in the Hallmark movie Hope at Christmas. In January 2018, Paevey announced his decision to depart General Hospital. In 2019, he worked on the Hallmark Channel films Christmas at the Plaza and A Timeless Christmas. Ryan was in the Hallmark movie Two Tickets to Paradise in 2022, and in 2023, he was in the Hallmark movie Fourth Down and Love.