Ryan is an award-winning Cree writer and filmmaker from the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan. Raised between a traditional Cree upbringing and an urban middle-class neighborhood, Ryan grew up attending pow-wows, round dances, sweat lodges, and Native American Church ceremonies, experiences that deeply inform the themes of identity, belonging, and resilience in his work.

Ryan studied at New York’s Circle in the Square Theatre School before earning a Joint MFA in Screenwriting and Film Production from the University of British Columbia. A graduate of the Pacific Screenwriting Program, he has built a dynamic career in both television and independent film

He is currently a Writer and Consulting Producer on Paramount+’s SkyMed, and previously served as Executive Story Editor on SkyMed Seasons 2 and 3. His television work also includes Story Editor on The CW/CTV’s Sullivan’s Crossing and participation in the writers’ room for Hudson & Rex through the Access Reelworld Level Up Program.