Who is Ryan Ross on the Kate Winslet starrer limited-series 'Mare of Easttown'?

• Spoiler for 'Mare of Easttown' season finale ahead. Proceed at your own risk. 

The final episode of Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet in the lead role was aired on May 30, 2021. The mini-series is a crime thriller drama where Detective Mare investigates the murder of a teenage single mother. The drama came to a stunning finale that revealed a very unplausible ending for the series and the reason for the murder. 

Mare of Easttown Finale Spoilers

Mare of Easttown finale put to rest the numerous theories about the whodunit. The killer was revealed and it wasn't exactly who the audience thought to be a killer. It is revealed in the season finale that the person who killed Erin McMenamin is Ryan Ross, the son of John and Lori Ross. The episode answers all the questions the characters, and the audience had in their minds. John Ross had an affair with Erin, that led to Erin getting pregnant and giving birth to their child. John asks his wife Lori to lie to Mare that Billy killed Erin. John confesses to the crime. Mare meets the elderly Mr Carroll who tells her that his gun had gone missing from his shed and it returned with two rounds missing. It is thus revealed that the only person with access to Mr Carroll's shed is Ryan, the son of John and Lori. Ryan confesses to killing Erin with Mr Carroll's gun and is sent to the juvenile detention centre.

In an exclusive interview with Esquire, the show's maker Brad Ingelsby revealed the reason for making Ryan Ross the killer. He revealed that they had dropped a few hints throughout the show about Ryan. He was pegged as a tightly wound kid by Mare herself. The gun went off killing Erin after Erin and Ryan were wrestling over a loaded gun. The reveal of Ryan as the actual killer puts Mare in a tight spot because Ryan is the son of Lori who is Mare's closest ally and she herself is a detective who has to do the right thing by catching the killer. 

Who is Ryan Ross on Mare of Easttown?

Ryan Ross is the one who actually kills Eric McMenamin on Mare of Easttown. The young actor who plays Ryan Ross on the show is Cameron Mann. According to IMDB, Cameron has been acting since he was 8. Along with Mare of Easttown, he has also appeared on For Life as Justin Masry. He is the younger brother of Jamie Martin Mann who played the role of Brody on Netflix's Country Comfort. He also has a younger sister named Natalia who has also appeared in films like A California Christmas and The Passage. 

(Image: Cameron Mann's Instagram)