Ryan McDermott(II)
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Ryan McDermott is a BBC 3 Funny Hunt award-winning writer/director who
in 2009 started his career by co-writing and produced one of the UK's
most successful horror comedy short films, the multi-award-winning Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders.
After the film screened at festivals across the globe including Cannes & New York, Ryan went on to secure a London literary agent and co-write two drafts of a feature film version for Magnet Films.
In 2013, Ryan set up his own production company "Gone Shootin' Films" and produced STAFF ROOM, an independent sitcom pilot. A trailer for the pilot was released online and soon went viral racking up over 25,000 hits which lead to the show receiving a 5 episode commission.
Ryan has just co-written and directed the first series of Staff Room, which is now in post production and will be released in late 2014.
After the film screened at festivals across the globe including Cannes & New York, Ryan went on to secure a London literary agent and co-write two drafts of a feature film version for Magnet Films.
In 2013, Ryan set up his own production company "Gone Shootin' Films" and produced STAFF ROOM, an independent sitcom pilot. A trailer for the pilot was released online and soon went viral racking up over 25,000 hits which lead to the show receiving a 5 episode commission.
Ryan has just co-written and directed the first series of Staff Room, which is now in post production and will be released in late 2014.
