Date of Birth: March 18, 1985
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
Dating Status: Single
Occupation: Bartender, Fashion Model

Summary: Ryan is a dead ringer for Julia Taylor, but that is where the similarities end. Ryan is catty and bitchy and feels as if she is entitled to anything and everything. When someone crosses her, she can become their worst enemy.

   Season Two

2x01: "Hello, Part I"

Ryan James steps off of the elevator during a tumultuous argument between Cayden and Devon and brings the action to a screeching halt.

2x02: "Hello, Part II"

Everyone is shock when a woman who looks exactly like Julia Taylor steps off of the elevator. She introduces herself as Ryan Clarke. As Cayden watches, Jesse grabs her and gives her a hug. Ryan tries to get him off of her and is unsuccessful until her boyfriend Steven Harris arrives and pulls them apart. He threatens to hit Jesse but Cayden steps in and tries to defuse the situation with Mrs. Mulberry's help. Devon, in the meantime, discovers that the woman is telling the truth. She is not Julia Taylor. Everyone leaves after Jesse is taken back to his apartment by Gage and Elijah and Cayden is left alone to awkwardly welcome Ryan and Steven to the building.

Later, while inside their apartment, Ryan and Steven have a conversation that quickly reveals their interesting relationship. Steven is mean and domineering and expects Ryan to do what he says. He threatens her with a belt if she gets out of line again. Later, they have sex and Ryan stares at the ceiling in shame. Unbeknownst to the two of them, Jesse is watching from the fire escape.

2x03: "Secrets"

Jesse finds Ryan Clarke in the corridor and contronts her about her presence in the building. He believes that Julia Taylor is trying to send him a message and she is using Ryan to do it. When pressed for information, Ryan flees, leaving Jesse all alone.

2x04: "What Might Have Been"

In this special episode, we get to see what life would have been like had Cayden King not moved into the building. Ryan Clarke does not appear in this episode.

2x05: "Call Me"

When Ryan Clarke comes to interview for a bartender position at Xstatic, at first Sebby is not sure if she is the right fit, but he decides to take a chance and hire her.

Steven gets a temporary job on stage and calls Ryan Clarke to let her know all about it. When Ryan informs him that she got a permanent job, Steven feels as if Ryan always has to one-up him and gets upset.

2x06: "Free"

As Ryan prepares to go to work at Xstatic, Steven tries to verbally demean her into not going, but Ryan convinces him to check out the place before rushing to judgement. Devon and Elijah attempt to get a drink from the bar, and Devon runs into an old friend named Johanna Leonard. Johanna, or Johnny as she is commonly referred to, is the co-owner of the nightclub and she and Devon reminisce about old times, but when Ryan is called upon to serve Devon, she lets it slip that Devon is pregnant, so Johnny refused to serve the woman alcohol, much to Devon's disappointment.

When Ryan interrupts an intimate moment between Steven and a male stripper, Steven is surprised and beats Vasilios senseless, causing a crowd to form outside of the private rooms of the nightclub. Jesse pulls Steven off of Vasilios and hold him at bay. Devon and Gage burst out of an adjacent room because of the ruckus and Devon goes to help Vasilios, who is lying on the ground bleeding. When Szymon arrives, Steven says that Vasilios sexually assaulted him, but Ryan finally finds the strength to stand up to him and she tells Szymon that Steven beat Vasilios without provocation. An angry Steven denies the claim. Devon tells Steven that she hopes he rots in jail for what he did and Steven accuses her of murder. When Cayden and Elijah arrive, Steven points to the three of them and tells everyone that he saw them carrying a body in a rug to the incinerator of their building.

2x07: "It's Too Late"

Ryan asks Szymon what she should do now that Steven has been arrested, and he advises her to go to the station in the morning and provide a statement.

When Ryan realizes that she's going to be all alone, She finds that Jesse is there to help her once again.

When Jesse arrives at his apartment with Ryan Clarke, Liliana Martinez becomes upset and tells Jesse that it is not a good idea for him to be around Ryan. When their argument gets heated, Liliana excuses herself so that she can take a walk and calm down.

Jesse and Ryan watch television and when Ryan finishes Jesse's sentence, he marvels at how Julia used to do that. When Jesse apologizes, Ryan explains that it's okay. She knows that she resembles his former girlfriend.

After Jesse leaves to go check on his grandmother, Ryan enters his bedroom and is shocked to see pictures of Julia Taylor plastered all over the room. Liliana enters the bedroom and urges Ryan to leave Jesse alone. She used the pictures as proof that Jesse is not well and tells Ryan that as long as she is present, Jesse will never give up on his obsession with Julia Taylor.

2x08: "Last Night"

After leaving Jesse's apartment at Liliana's request, Ryan asks Sebastian Vaughn if she could spend the night. The next morning as she thanks Sebastian, she can't help but to pick up on a strange vibe from him. When she asks him if everything is okay, Sebastian quickly informs her that he is running late for class and Ryan excuses herself from his apartment so that she can go give a statement down at the police station.

2x09: "Together"

At Xstatic, Johnny tells Ryan that she forgot to write down her social security number and explains that without it, she can't get paid. Ryan reluctantly writes down the number and heads back to Sebby's office to hand it to him when she hears Sebby talking to another man about his brother Vinny. She overhears Sebby say that Vinny is onto the cops. When the man leaves, Ryan hands Sebby the paper with her social security number on it.

After she leaves, she meets up with Ryan Clarke and they run into Joseph Lester and Szymon Skubisz. Joseph invites them to lunch and the four go to a diner where they run into Devon and Gage who were there waiting for Cayden and Elijah. They invite themselve to Devon's table. Soon others start to arrive.

When Devon announces that she and Gage are having a baby boy and naming him Taylor, after Julia Taylor, everyone drinks to a toast. They marvel at how they've managed to stay together despite all of the obstacles they've faced and they welcome anyone to try and break their little family apart.

2x10: "Strangers"

While at work, Ryan receives a phone call from Devon and tries to warn her that she overheard Johnny talking to Devon's mother, but the phone call breaks up and the line goes dead.

2x11: "Family Portrait"

Ryan does not appear in this episode.

2x12: "Wait"

At Xstatic, Ryan and Ariana complain about Johnny’s surprise inventory day. On the stage, Vasilios Hatzis is practicing his latent dance routine while La Diva Jackson observes and gives him direction all the while running around decorating for the big ‘70’s party they are about to have. As Ryan counts the paper umbrellas and Vasilios’ song ends, he steps off of the stage and starts for the other room. As he passed the door, Ryan and Ariana hear a shriek. They rush to the door to see what is happening. Vasilios is standing in front of the door, his face is white. He tells the others that he saw the man who attacked him standing outside of the bar.

Ryan calls Jesse and asks him to swing by the bar and pick her up. She called and found out that Steven Harris has been released. She is scared that Steven is waiting somewhere for her. Sebastian joins Jesse. Ryan looks worried and Jesse tries his best to comfort her.

2x13: "No One"

While at a gas station, Sebastian and Ryan trade verbal jabs with one another over Jesse. Sebastian tells Ryan that he can see right through her and Ryan tells him that Jesse will never want to be with him. Jesse, however, is unaware of their quarrel.

In Palmer, MA Jesse and Sebastian hit a wall in their search when they discover that Julia and Jamie were taken by the state and lost touch with one another. Ryan tells Jesse that he lied to her about Sebastian's feelings toward him and Jesse tells him that he doesn't have feeling for Sebastian and admits that the other man tried to kiss him. An embarrassed Sebastian takes off on foot.

2x14: "Forget You"

Jesse and Ryan return from a job and have an awkward interaction with Sebastian in the lobby. Ryan returns home to find Steven Harris waiting for her, but Jesse saves Ryan from Steven. While Sebastian Vaughn runs to call for help, Ryan admits to Jesse that she is really Julia's twin sister.

Sebastian goes to the hospital and Jesse tells him about Ryan's confession. Jesse tells him that Ryan admitted to stealing a dead friend's identity after she set her trailer on fire believing that she accidentally killed her foster father who was sexually abusing her. Sebastian warns Ryan that she is the one who has no idea who she is dealing with.

2x15: "Liar"

Ryan Clarke does not appear in this episode.

2x16: "Strange Bedfellows"

Jesse and Ryan take a stroll after a movie and Jesse's awkwardness of being in a relationship shows when he teases her about their sexual relationship and she tells him that it's okay to talk about it. They had sex and she doesn't care what anyone thinks about her being a Julia Taylor replacement. Jesse admits that he's sad that Sebastian has been avoiding him. Gage is up to his old tricks again when he is caught gambling by Jesse, but pleads with Jesse not to say anything.

2x17: "Give Me One Reason"

Jesse visits Devon’s room where he learns that she was checked into the hospital after the Braxton Hicks episode because of high blood pressure. She tells him that it is finally over between her and Gage and Jesse tells her not to give up on love. Meanwhile, Ryan Clarke finds Sebastian Vaughn eavesdropping outside of Devon’s hospital room and privately accused him of stalking Jesse. Sebastian warns her to stop prying into his personal affairs. Dr. Flores informs Jesse that they have harvested enough stem cells for the procedure and if all goes well, Sammy should be fine. Jesse uses this as an opportunity to show Devon that she should never give up hope.

2x18: "Take A Bow"

Devon tells Gage that she is leaving to stay with her mother for a couple of weeks when Gloria tells her about the ultimatum she gave Gage. Gage pleads with her to stay and tells her that he was lying to his mother. He had no intention of actually staying away from Devon. Devon tells him that he told her he had no intention of gambling and drinking again and he did that and she can no longer trust him. She leaves him alone. As he storms out of the building, he passed right by Jesse and Ryan without giving them a second glance. Ryan is telling Jesse that his friends don’t like her and that she hopes it doesn’t have to come to the point where he has to make a choice between them. Jesse tells her that it won’t, but secretly he is worried that it will.

2x19: "Soul Deceiver"

Sebastian confronts Ryan with the truth. She is not Julia's twin sister and he shows her the evidence to prove otherwise. Ryan realizes just how crazy Sebastian Vaughn actually is and asks him what he wants. Sebastian tells her to pay attention and begins to tell her what she needs to do.g to happen.

2x20: "Crazy"

Cayden finds a piece of paper with a phone number on it in Drake's pocket when he is doing the laundry. He asks Jesse what he should do. Cayden admits that he is suspicious of everything since he caught Szymon cheating on him. Jesse tells him that he should ask Drake about it. After Cayden leaves, Ryan enters the laundry room and Jesse senses tension. Ryan unexpectedly breaks up with Jesse, leaving him wondering what the hell happened.

Adam flips out when Drake and Cayden's relationship goes public. Sebastian tells Adam that no matter what he does, Drake will never want him. Later, Ryan comes to the diner at Sebastian's request where he gives her all of the information about her past and tells her that now that she's broken up with Jesse, she can get out of town.

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