Ryan Ward

Ryan Ward

Ryan Ward is a writer, director and actor based in Manitoba, Canada and Los Angeles, California. His newest feature, DAUGHTER OF THE SUN, that he wrote, directed and starred in, screened at Fantasia International Film Festival (Audience Award), the Berlinale (Perspective Canada 2024), and Fantaspoa (Best Actor). Praised as "stellar" (ScreenAnarchy), "captivating" (Toronto Star), and "one of the best films you'll see this year" (Unseen Films), the film will be released by Red Water Entertainment and Buffalo 8 in Fall 2024. Ryan's debut feature, SON OF THE SUNSHINE, (Slamdance), was nominated by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for a Canadian Screen Award (CSA) with Indiewire praising it as "a mature, immediately involving story" and the National Post calling it "a gem of filmmaking genius." Distributed by Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Hulu, and MUBI, it screened at over 50 festivals, winning 13 awards. Ryan's other select credits as a writer/director include, IN THE BEGINNING WAS WATER AND SKY (PBS), AMERIKA (INPUT TV Best Film), and TIME TRAVELING THROUGH TIME (Omeleto, PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights, SIFF, Flickers' First Prize Best Experimental Film). As an actor, Ryan originated the lead role of Ash in the cult hit, EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL (Broadway, Just for Laughs, Original Cast Album) that the New York Times dubbed "the next Rocky Horror Show" and MTV called "the greatest musical phenomenon on the planet." With over 800 performances, Ryan was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award (Canadian Tony) for Best Actor. Ryan also appeared in the films, WE ATE THE CHILDREN LAST (TIFF) and ABOUT FACE (Tribeca).

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Ryan Ward Movies

  • 2023
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    Daughter of the Sun

    Daughter of the Sun

    5 2023 HD

    A 12-year-old girl lives life on the run alongside her father who has Tourette Syndrome. Desperately seeking a normal family life, she befriends a...

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  • 2009
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    Son of the Sunshine

    Son of the Sunshine

    5.7 2009 HD

    A socially disconnected young man with Tourette's Syndrome undergoes an experimental surgery to correct his disorder, but as his symptoms start to...

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  • 2017
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    AmeriKa

    AmeriKa

    9 2017 HD

    A portrait of two parents and their 8-year-old son struggling against the harsh realities of inner-city life in an alternate version of modern day...

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  • 2009
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    Son of the Sunshine

    Son of the Sunshine

    5.7 2009 HD

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  • 2023
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    Daughter of the Sun

    Daughter of the Sun

    5 2023 HD

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  • 2022
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    Time Traveling Through Time

    Time Traveling Through Time

    7.5 2022 HD

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    Time Traveling Through Time

    Time Traveling Through Time

    7.5 2022 HD

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  • 2017
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    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    9 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    9 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    In the Beginning was Water and Sky

    9 2017 HD

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    Healer

    Healer

    9 2023 HD

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    Daughter of the Sun

    Daughter of the Sun

    5 2023 HD

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  • 2022
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    To All That We Are

    To All That We Are

    4.5 2022 HD

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    Our Secret

    Our Secret

    9 2023 HD

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    Our Secret

    Our Secret

    9 2023 HD

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    Our Secret

    Our Secret

    9 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Our Secret

    Our Secret

    9 2023 HD

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  • 2017
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    AmeriKa

    AmeriKa

    9 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    AmeriKa

    AmeriKa

    9 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    AmeriKa

    AmeriKa

    9 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    AmeriKa

    AmeriKa

    9 2017 HD

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  • 2009
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    Son of the Sunshine

    Son of the Sunshine

    5.7 2009 HD

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  • 2023
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    Daughter of the Sun

    Daughter of the Sun

    5 2023 HD

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