Ryan Hendrick
Ryan Gerard Hendrick is a Scottish filmmaker, director and actor. His works include Perfect Strangers, Sundown and Choices, the last of which he was nominated for a BAFTA.
Ryan Hendrick | |
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| Born | Ryan Gerard Hendrick 1984 (age 36–37) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Actor |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Spouse(s) | Angela Giblin (m. 2015) |
| Website | www |
Early life
Born in Glasgow, Hendrick attended Stow College in the city, training for two years in an Acting & Performance course. He then enrolled on an Acting for Camera course taught by industry professionals which included multi award-winning actor Robert Carlyle and Scottish casting director Kahleen Crawford.[1]
Career
Hendrick wrote his first short film in 2010, entitled Choices, which was nominated for a BAFTA award. After appearing as The Doctor in the Doctor Who fan film Besieged in 2013,[2] Hendrick wrote another short film, named Perfect Strangers in 2015. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 and at 20 other film festivals around the world. This also went on to receive a BAFTA Nomination in 2016. In 2017 Hendrick partnered with cinematographer John Rhodes, known for his work on the well-known and much-loved sitcom Only Fools and Horses, on the short film Sundown, an emotional drama starring Frazer Hines and Caitlin Blackwood. Sundown premiered at the Oscar qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles and went on to be selected for over 20 film festivals picking up awards for Direction, Drama, Music Score and Best of the Fest.[3]
Hendrick is currently working on the post production of a feature film version of his award winning short film Perfect Strangers, which is due for release at Christmas 2020, as well as having several other feature films in development as well. It stars Sylvester McCoy, Frazer Hines, Sanjeev Kohli and Clare Grogan.[4][5]