Daisy Ryan, Jack Quaid and Meg Ryan.Photo:Jack Quaid/Instagram
Jack Quaid/Instagram
Meg Ryanmay be known as the ‘90s rom-com queen, but she is also the proud mom of two children, sonJack Quaidand daughter Daisy True Ryan.
TheWhat Happens Lateractress and actorDennis Quaidwelcomed Jack in 1992. Ryan and Quaid were married for 10 yearsbefore their divorcewas finalized in 2001. Ryan later adopted her daughter, Daisy, who was born in 2004, from China in 2006.
Jack followed his parents into acting. Ryan directed her son in 2015’sIthacaand credited her children for helping her venture into the world behind the camera.
“[Motherhood has changed me] fundamentally,” she told PEOPLE in October 2016. “I have two kids … and I think that part of my life served my [ability] to direct the best.”
In October 2023, during an interview with PEOPLE, Ryan gushed about her adult children.
“I have two of the greatest kids,” she said. “They are hilarious, they’re smart, they are kind, they’re interested in other people, they’re curious about the world. I feel like both of them make the world a little better, and I just feel so proud of them.”
Here’s everything to know about Meg Ryan’s two children, Jack Quaid and Daisy True Ryan.
Jack Quaid, 32
Jack Quaid attends Paramount ‘Scream VI’ World Premiere in March 2023 in New York City.Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
Jack Henry Quaid was born in Los Angeles on April 24, 1992. His parents, Ryan and Quaid, had been married for a year at the time of his birth, but they split in 2000. Their divorce was finalized the following year when Jack was 9.
As a child, Jack often tagged along with them to movie sets, and he recalled spending time in Austin, Texas, while his dad was filming the 2002 movieThe Rookie.
“I would go on location with my parents a lot,” Jack told PEOPLE in January 2022. “I wasn’t taking any pointers or anything. A kid can’t handle how slow a set moves, so I would watch a couple of takes and then go to the craft service truck and try to steal all the candy I could!”
Though theSolosstar knew what his parents did for a living and how it affected his upbringing, he never felt the need “to escape from” their careers.
“I acknowledge fully the way that I grew up was not normal,” he said on theAllegedly with Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weisspodcast in March 2016. “But at the same time, it was normal in the sense that despite what my parents do, they are still a mom and a dad."
Jack toldWomen’s Wear Dailyin March 2017 that he “always had the performing bug" and “would do magic shows for the family growing up," eventually nabbing his first role in a middle school production ofMidsummer Night’s Dream.
Meg Ryan and her son Jack Quaid walking in New York City in March 2011.Ignat/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Ignat/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Jack went to high school at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and was president of the Bad Movie Club before attending New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. During his three years at NYU (where his mom was enrolled when she was an undergrad student), Jack studied at theExperimental Theatre Wing of Tischand was a member of the sketch comedy group Hammerkatz.
He continued honing his comedic chops after college, co-founding the four-personSasquatch Sketch Comedyteam in 2013.
Dennis' agent even wanted to represent Jack, but the budding actor chose to go into the industry on his own. “When he said he was ready to act, I told him I’d help him out, and of course,he’s Meg Ryan’s son, but he said, ‘No, I want to do it myself,’ ” Quaid told PEOPLE in March 2018.
Jack appearedon HBO’s period dramaVinyl(2016) and in the comedy heist movieLogan Lucky(2017) before landing his breakout role as Hughie Campbell onPrime Video’sThe Boys(2019-present). His recent roles include the animated seriesStar Trek: Lower Decksand the 2020 movieScream. Next, he’s set to star in the sci-fi thrillerCompanionand the action comedy filmHeads of State.
Meg Ryan and son Jack Quaid attend an NBA game in April 2004.Vince Bucci/Getty
Vince Bucci/Getty
Jack told PEOPLE in 2022 that his parents don’t give him acting advice but they are very supportive of his career.
“It’s lucky that I got to grow up saying, ‘Hey, I want to be an actor,’ and they understood that … and supported me going into it,” he said.
As for whether he is more like one of his famous parents than the other, Ryan toldRedbookthat Jack is “as different from me as Daisy is” and “different from his dad.”
“He’s his own guy, and that’s how kids come, no matter how you get them,” she said. “It’s just as much of a lottery with your own biological children as it is with an adopted child half the world away.”
Jack keeps his romantic life relatively private. He was last linked to hisThe BoyscostarClaudia Doumit. The two were seen holding hands in Sydney in June 2022, according to theDaily Mail. Before Doumit, he dated actress Lizzy McGroder and director Tayler Vee Robinson.
In addition to his younger sister, Daisy, Jack also has two step-siblings,twins Thomas and Zoe, from his father’s third marriage to wifeKimberly Buffington, which ended in 2016. (Quaid and his fourth wife,Laura Savoie, eloped in 2020.)
Daisy True Ryan, 20
Meg Ryan’s daughter Daisy True Ryan laughing.Meg Ryan Instagram
Meg Ryan Instagram
Daisy True Ryan was born in China in 2004, and Ryan adopted her in early 2006.
TheWhen Harry Met Sallystar told theLos Angeles Timesin September 2008 that she “always thought” she would adopt and described the process as “a deliberate act.”
“[Adoption] taught me a lot about any expectations you have in life. Just toss them away. Throw them out,” Ryan told the publication.
Daisy was originally named Charlotte True, but Ryan explained onThe Late Show with David Lettermanthat the moniker didn’t quite suit her. “It took me a while to get to know her,” she said. “[Daisy]’s a really ridiculously happy person, and it was the happiest name I could think of.”
When Daisy was 3, Ryan toldAccess Hollywoodthat raising her toddler was “a great experience.”
“She’s a great brain too, that kid. And she is in charge, very in charge,” she said.
Meg Ryan’s daughter Daisy True Ryan takes a selfie.Meg Ryan Instagram
The actress brought up Daisy as a single mom, which she noted had ups and downs. During an In Goop Health event in Los Angeles in June 2018, Ryan said, perE! News, “I know I’m really her reference, for better and worse, and I’m glad she has other influences. One thing that is nice is you don’t get overruled.”
In 2019, Ryan toldThe New York Timesthat the mother-daughter duo enjoy classic movie marathons. “I’m showing my daughter all kinds of romantic comedies,” she said. “We did a Frank Capra thing over Christmas:It Happened One NightandMr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Daisy currently attends Smith College in Massachusetts. “Ivisit probably more than I should,” Ryan admitted to PEOPLE in October 2023.
In December 2024, Ryan toldThe Sunday Timesthat “events conspired” to bring her daughter into her life.
“I always thought I’d adopt, and at various points, I was on the brink of it,” she said. “But it was particular to Daisy, I guess. I don’t know how events conspired to bring us together, but it was perfect.”
source: people.com
