Ryan Ward (actor)

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 is now based primarily in Toronto, Ontario.[3] 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 production of Evil Dead: The Musical.[4]

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. "In search of spooky thrills". The Globe and Mail, October 31, 2013.


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