Beau Ryan is a rugby league legend who played over 100 NRL games with the West Tigers and the Cronulla Sharks between 2007 and 2014. He is best known for his comedic work on the Nine Network’s The Footy Show.

From 2009, Beau began making regular “comedic” appearances on The Footy Show, and in 2010 started his own “comedy” segment, “Beau Knows…”. He has also created two popular characters; DJ Yallah, an Egyptian-Australian DJ from Bankstown and Donnie Palmer, a Titans trainer who is obsessed with doing stretches. Other material includes sketches mocking fellow NRL players.

Former coach Tim Sheens said of Beau’s television appearances, “Some players play golf on their day off. He goes and has some fun doing some television. At the moment, TV is his interest and good luck to him as long as it doesn’t overtake his football.” Beau continued on The Footy Show, with a larger role in 2012.

In 2014, Beau released his music single titled “Where You From?” featuring Justice Crew. It was release through Sony Music and debuted at number 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart.