Ryan Kiera Armstrong Ethnicity

Ryan Kiera Armstrong is an American actress. She is best known for playing Fern and Alma Gardner in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024) and American Horror Story (2021) respectively.

She was born on 10 March 2010 in New York City, USA. Made her debut in 2017, she has been an active actor for over seven years.

Quick Info

Real NameRyan Kiera Armstrong
Age14 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceNew York, USA
EducationN/A
Height5 feet 3 inches [161 cm]
WeightN/A

Ethnicity

Ryan Kiera Armstrong is likely Croatian & English. Though her parents are Canadian, she is an American.

Her father Dean Armstrong is an actor, producer, and acting coach. He made over 40 appearances since 2005. He founded Appulse Films to produce movies and runs Armstrong Acting Studios, a drama school in Toronto.

Her mother is Berta Bacic who is a dentist by profession. She was born in Croatia but spent a few of her childhood years in Germany before moving to Canada.

Kiera is the youngest child of her parents. She has four elder siblings.

Her parental grandparents are Eugene Louis Armstrong and Sandra Patricia Sargent.

Personal Life

Per Famous Birthdays, Armstrong has previously uploaded videos on her YouTube channel. She started sharing content as early as 2015 and took part in various challenges too.

Growing up, she only thought of becoming an actress and didn’t think of any other professions.

It’s always been like, ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to be an actor.’ It’s always been that thing for me. …I think every since I was born that’s just been something I’ve always wanted to do.

Ryan Kiera Armstrong via Deepest Dream

Career

Ryan Kiera Armstrong kickstarted her acting career with a prominent role of Minnie May Barry in the TV series Anne with an E in 2017. She appeared in this role in 16 episodes across three seasons.

In 2018, she acted as the younger version of Kristine Froseth in the TV series The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. Her first feature film appearance was The Art of Racing in the Rain as Zoe in 2019.

Over the next year, she acted in It Chapter Two, The Glorias, Wish Upon a Unicorn, etc. In 2021, she was introduced as Alma Gardner in the tenth season of the FX series American Horror Story.

She played the lead role of Charlie McGee alongside Zac Efron in the movie Firestarter. That year, she also acted in Wildflower. In 2023, she was seen as Brooke Briggs in the film The Old Way.

In 2024, she initially appeared in She Came Back followed by the role of Fern in the Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Her upcoming projects include Rambler (2025).

Unknown Facts

  • She is usually accompanied by her father during her shoots.
  • She has more than 82k followers on Instagram.

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Photo credit: @ryankarmstrong – Instagram.