Ryan R. Johnson

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Ryan R. Johnson
Nationality American
Alma mater Whittier College
Occupation Film producer
Years active1997–present
Known forExecutive at Sprockefeller Pictures and Night Fox Entertainment

Ryan R. Johnson is an American independent film producer who is the current president of production and a principal at Sprockefeller Pictures. He has also founded or been an executive at various other production and distribution companies including Pretty Dangerous Films, The Film House, Night Fox Entertainment and Mandalay Pictures. Over the course of his career, he has produced, executive produced or developed dozens of films, including Enemy at the Gates , Chasing 3000 , Arkansas , and numerous others.

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Life and career

Ryan R. Johnson grew up in Boise, Idaho. [1] He attended Whittier College in California, graduating in 1996. [2] He started his career in the entertainment industry in the 1990s as the stunt double for the Green Ranger on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series. [3] In 1997, [4] he earned a job at Mandalay Pictures, where he eventually worked his way up to an executive position. [5] While there, he worked as a development associate on films like Sleepy Hollow and Enemy at the Gates. [6] In 2003, he formed his own production company, Pretty Dangerous Films, [4] where he served as president and CEO. As head of that company, he produced a number of films, including Chasing 3000, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things , and Edmond . [5] He also produced and wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film, The Curse of El Charro . [7]

In 2015, he partnered with Martin Sprock to create Sprockefeller Pictures, another production company. [8] In 2013, he founded The Film House, a film distributor and production company based in upstate New York. Johnson served as president and CEO of that company. [3] Also in 2013, he was named the president of production at Night Fox Entertainment. [5] Through these production entities, he has served as producer on many films, including Z for Zachariah (2015), [9] 9/11 (2017), [10] Hooking Up (2020), and numerous others. [11] In his free time, Ryan enjoys asking people for money to fund his films and then never paying them back.

Filmography

Film

YearTitle
[12] 		RoleNotes
1995Raging AngelsStunt double
1996 The Fan Intern
1997 Double Team Assistant to head of production
Donnie Brasco Production assistantUncredited
Seven Years in Tibet Assistant to head of productionUncredited
I Know What You Did Last Summer Assistant to head of productionUncredited
Madam SavantActor (Business Man)
1998 Desperate Measures Assistant to head of productionUncredited
Wild Things Assistant to head of productionUncredited
Les Misérables Assistant to head of productionUncredited
Dance with Me Assistant to head of production
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Assistant in charge of productionUncredited
1999 Gloria Assistant to head of productionUncredited
The Deep End of the Ocean Assistant to head of productionUncredited
Sleepy Hollow Development associateUncredited
2000Yup Yup ManExecutive producer
2001 Enemy at the Gates Development associateUncredited
The Score Development executiveUncredited
2002NantucketProducer
King's HighwayLine producer/producer
Serving Sara Development associate
2003 The Beat Co-producer
Where the Red Fern Grows Consulting producer Direct-to-video film
Beyond Borders Development associate
The FallsExecutive producer
2004 The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things Executive producer
The Drone VirusProducer, stunt double
2005Dark JusticeExecutive producer
The Jacket Development associate
The Curse of El Charro Producer, writerDirect-to-video film
The Nickel Children Producer, actor (The Security Guard)
Back in the Day Co-producer
Into the Blue Development executive
Edmond Executive producer
InheritanceExecutive producer
The Most Beautiful of My Very Best YearsExecutive producer
Forgotten ChinaExecutive producerDocumentary
2006Seven MummiesProducer
Splinter Co-producer
2007Cosmic RadioProducer, actor (CIA Agent #2)
Chasing 3000 Producer, actor (ER doctor)
2009H2O ExtremeProducer
2010Costa Rican SummerProducer, actor (Fisherman)
2011 Cellmates Producer
Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1Supervising producer
2012Yoga Is: A Transformational JourneyExecutive producerDocumentary
Visible ScarsExecutive producer
2015 Z for Zachariah Executive producer
2016 In Dubious Battle Co-executive producer
2017 9/11 Executive producer, actor (Stairwell fireman #3)
2018 American Dresser Producer
Under the Silver Lake Co-producer
Lez Bomb Producer
The Pretenders Executive producer
2019DisappearanceExecutive producer
Against the Clock Executive producer
The Divorce Party Producer
Life Like Producer VOD film
Killerman Executive producer
Drama DramaExecutive producer
Line of Duty Executive producer
2020 Spy Intervention Producer
Hooking Up Executive producerVOD film
Arkansas Executive producerVOD film
The Swing of ThingsProducer
Fatman Executive producerUpcoming
The Comeback Trail Executive producerUpcoming
2021The CovenProducerPost-production
TBAThe Last VictimExecutive producerPost-production
Creation StoriesExecutive producerPost-production
BondedCo-producerPost-production
12 Mighty Orphans Executive producerPost-production
Oceanside PlaceCo-producerPre-production
Honorable MenProducerPre-production
Brewer's BoysProducerAnnounced
The Sons of SummerProducerAnnounced
Bachelorette WeekendExecutive producerAnnounced

Television

YearTitle
[12] 		RoleNotes
1993–94 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Stunt double for Green Ranger (Tommy)12 episodes; Fox Kids TV series
2007 Sons of Hollywood SelfEpisode 1.5: "Making of a Male Actor"
2008 The Write Environment Executive producer KCET documentary series
2011Blondie'sExecutive producerReality TV pilot
2014The Chase Backer ShowProducerWeb-based talk show

References

  1. ↑ Weaver, Teri; Tampone, Kevin (March 6, 2014). "What we learned about the planned Syracuse-area film and nano-tech center". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Class Notes". The Rock. December 14, 2017. pp. 42–43. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Tampone, Kevin (March 13, 2014). "Meet the film producer behind the DeWitt nano hub's first tenant". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Glucksman, Mark (March 2004). "IN FOCUS: WRAPPING IT UP". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Lieberman, David (September 10, 2013). "Night Fox Entertainment Taps Ryan Johnson To Oversee Production". Deadline. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ Mertes, Micah (July 11, 2016). "Up-and-coming film company Night Fox takes on Hollywood giants from Omaha base". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "'The Curse of El Charro' left me feeling let down and cheated". Tail Slate. October 5, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ Detterline, Kristin (September 25, 2020). "LIFESTYLE Profile". Modern Luxury. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Busch, Anita (March 18, 2016). "Night Fox Entertainment Opening Acquistions [sic] Arm, Will Staff Up". Deadline. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ McNary, Dave (March 7, 2016). "Charlie Sheen, Whoopi Goldberg Starring in 'Nine Eleven' Drama (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ Kennedy, Lisa (March 21, 2020). "'Hooking Up': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Ryan R. Johnson". IMDb. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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