Terry Ryan

Terry Ryan is an Australian puppeteer and costume designer who mostly worked on Farscape. Within the series, he designed the costumes such as scale outfits for Rygel, and got a nomination for a 2002 Emmy Award. Terry also puppeteered for two third season episodes, since he previously puppeteered in the film Babe (featuring animatronic creatures by the Creature Shop). Outside of Babe and Farscape, Ryan worked in costuming for Australian film and television since the 1970's. Films such as Knowing, Muriel's Wedding, King Kong (2005), and Inspector Gadget 2, to name a few. As a puppeteer, he's best known for playing Derryn on The Ferals and it's spinoff with David Collins, Mal Heap, and Emma de Vries. Terry Ryan has also puppeteered some farm animals on Bananas in Pyjamas alongside two of his performing partners. I wish he worked on Bambaloo since it's a Henson show and he would become a Muppet performer. But I suppose he would much rather costume design on other shows. Still it would be nice if the Muppets would perform in Australia so that Terry could assist them and maybe reunite with the puppeteers he worked with on The Ferals. It might not happen just yet, but someday Ryan will be a Muppet performer. If not than maybe he could lend a hand in the Creature Shop since he's great at designing costumes and doing wardrobe. He's still working with costumes today as seen in films like The First Detectives, and who knows maybe upcoming ones too. Terry Ryan, you were wonderful on Farscape and Babe as well as puppeteering outside. Keep on working with costumes and maybe then you'll be asked to work in the Creature Shop on their future project. Until then, films are where you'll stay and making the costumes on the actors look great. You're dog-gone good Terry. Peace Ryan!