Ryan Ward (actor)

Ward in 2012

Ryan Ward (born January 2, 1979) is a Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter. ^[1] He is best known for his debut feature film as a director, Son of the Sunshine , for which Ward and Matthew Heiti were shortlisted Genie Award nominees for Best Original Screenplay at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012. ^[2]

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, ^[3] he now splits his time between Winnipeg and Los Angeles. ^[4] As an actor, he had primarily supporting roles in films, including Nostradamus, We Ate the Children Last and Sidekick , prior to Son of the Sunshine, as well as a long-running stage role in the original Off-Broadway and Toronto productions of Evil Dead The Musical for which he was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He has also directed the short films In the Beginning was Water and Sky (PBS, National Film Board of Canada), Amerika, Time Traveling Through Time, and Our Secret. ^{[8] [9]}

In 2023 Ward released Daughter of the Sun , a sequel to Son of the Sunshine. ^[10]

References

1. "Keeping it alive: Ryan Ward and Matt Heiti talk Son of the Sunshine and Genie nominations". Toronto Film Scene, February 2012.
2. "Cafe de Flore, A Dangerous Method, lead Genies race". Toronto Star , January 18, 2012.
3. "Filmmaker finds his place in the sunshine; Ryan Ward's psycho-drama centres on man with Tourette's - and power to heal". Montreal Gazette , September 5, 2009.
4. "Meet Ryan Ward & Mackenzie Leigh | Film Writer/Director & Producer – SHOUTOUT LA".
5. "Blood, Song and Dance: Evil Dead: The Musical Opens Off-Broadway | Playbill".
6. "In search of spooky thrills". The Globe and Mail , October 31, 2013.
7. "Scorched, We Will Rock You, Four Horsemen Are Among 2007 Dora Winners in Toronto | Playbill".
8. "Ryan Ward | Actor, Producer, Director". IMDb .
9. Ward, Ryan (2018). "In the Beginning was Water and Sky".
10. Kelly Townsend, "Fantasia sets two Canadian world bows among first wave titles". Playback , May 11, 2023.

External links

• Ryan Ward at IMDb