- Shawn Ryan
Shawn Ryan (born
October 11 ,1966 in Rockford,Illinois ) is awriter ,showrunner , producer and the creator of the acclaimed television series "The Shield " and "The Unit ".He is a graduate of
Middlebury College and is married to actressCathy Cahlin Ryan , who also stars on "The Shield". They have two children.Career
Ryan got his start in television as a staff writer on the show "
Nash Bridges " and served as producer on "Angel" before creating and head writing "The Shield". He was partnered withDavid Mamet to serve as showrunner for "The Unit", which he also produces and writes for. In commentary tracks on "The Shield" DVD sets, Ryan frequently credits his experiences on the earlier shows with giving him valuable experience for his own creations.Future projects
*writing the script for the
film adaptation of thevideo game , "Max Payne "
*producing the upcoming television series "The Oaks"
*his production company sold four TV pilot scripts through his development deal at20th Century Fox Television
**FX : Teamed withOcean's Eleven writerTed Griffin for a comedic drama about a private eye.
**A&E : With authorJames Ellroy , Ryan will work on a drama,The Lead Sheet , which is based on the 1970sHillside Strangler case.
**CBS : Bought a soapy version of authorRichard Murphy [http://www.wzzm13.com/news/most_popular_story.aspx?storyid=97520&provider=top] 's book,Confessions of a Contractor [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/living/books/s_583104.html] , that Ryan will executive produce and be showrunner, whileRyan Murphy is set to write the script and serve as co-executive producer. [http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/10/30410.php]
**Fox : Ryan will pen a single-camera comedy,Millionaire's Club .Awards & Nominations
External links
* [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-ryan24-2008aug24,0,3100875.story]
* [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3ibbefeb4c691150b5468f685d1b348a0c]
* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_unit/bios/sryan.shtml Shawn Ryan Bio at CBS - The Unit]
* [http://tv.yahoo.com/shawn-ryan/contributor/897376/bio Shawn Ryan Bio Yahoo! TV]
* [http://www.tv.com/shawn-ryan/person/13993/summary.html Shawn Ryan at TV.com]
*imdb name|id=0752841|name=Shawn Ryan
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