Ryan Piers Williams was born and raised in El Paso, TX. He recently graduated from the film production program at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema Television. Ryan has written and directed 8 short films three of which have screened at the Austin Film Festival and other film festivals around the country. Ryan recently was the cinematographer on a USC thesis film entitled Accidents Waiting to Happen and a producer on an independent short film entitled Photosynthesis. In addition, Ryan has worked and/or interned at the following companies: Section Eight, DreamWorks, Kasdan Pictures, Bestrop / McCarthy Casting, Miramax, Detour Productions and KVIA ABC Channel 7. He recently completed work on his short film Muertas.