ryan was born in los angeles. he graduated from uc santa cruz where he double majored in film & digital media production and literature (creative writing). after starring in his senior thesis project, a mockumentary about freestyle walking, ryan decided that he wanted to study acting. he began to take classes at the groundlings and the howard fine acting studio under heidi davis. ryan recently starred in three other independent films, things you don't tell, eugene, and 0's and 1's. he currently posts videos on the world wide web, where they have received millions of hits.