Ryan Anthony Guzman (born September 21, 1987) is an American actor. He portrayed, Sean Asa in the Step Up series, Noah Sandborn in The Boy Next Door, Carlos Gutierrez in the mini-series Heroes Reborn and Roper in Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!!.
Guzman was born in Abilene, Texas. His father, Ray Guzman, is Mexican. His mother, Lisa (née Hudson), who was born in California, has British, German, French, Dutch, and Swedish ancestry. He moved to Sacramento, California, his mother's native city, at a young age. He graduated from West Campus High School in 2005. He attended Sierra College. Guzman has a younger brother, Steven.