Ryan studied theatre at the University of Utah for five years. Williams has written, produced and directed national television commercials that have aired in over one hundred and fifty markets across the United States and Canada. Abby Singer (2003) is his first feature film effort. His role as director included producing, editing, acting, and cinematography. Williams has penned over a dozen screenplays and plays. His feature film script, 'Blood White', was optioned and then purchased by Cosmic Pictures in 2001. Other credits include the short film 'Edge Running', the full-length play, 'What Brings Hollow Henslow', the one-act play, 'Unearthly Fates', and the fin-de-siecle epic On Boundary Into Night'. He is currently finishing a horror script, Chills. He was also hired in the recent past to adapt the novel, Seven Cities of Gold, by Douglas Scott Rodon and Larry Dean Cousin (DoneRaw Books). Williams also appeared in the 20th Century Fox sci-fi movie, 'Independence Day'.

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