Ryan O'Nan

Co-EP Big Sky, Queen of the South, Wu-Tang, 4 Pilots

Ryan O'Nan is a TV writer, producer, director and actor. He's currently a Co-EP on ABC's BIG SKY. Most recently, he was a Supervising Producer on Hulu’s WU-TANG: AN AMERICAN SAGA. Before that Ryan wrote on QUEEN OF THE SOUTH for USA, TRIBES at SONY Crackle, FX/Marvel series, LEGION, and SKINS. He recently sold a pilot to Amblin and CBS Productions. Ryan also has sold pilots to NBC Universal and Studio Canal. Additionally, Ryan wrote the indie film ALBION starring John Cleese, Stephen Dorff, and Debora Messing, wrote and directed the film BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST, and wrote and produced the award-winning film CHU AND BLOSSOM. In 2016 Ryan was selected for the Young and Hungry: Top 100 writers on the Verge. As an actor, Ryan currently plays King George on QUEEN OF THE SOUTH on USA. Other acting credits include, FX’s FARGO, Showtime’s RAY DONOVAN, Amazon’s THE LAST TYCOON, NBC’s BLACKLIST and CBS’s PERSON OF INTEREST. He starred alongside Michael Shannon, Chris Evans and Winona Ryder in THE ICEMAN, Robert De Niro and Forest Whitaker in FREELANCERS, Bruce Willis and Chris Meloni in MAURADERS and Nicholas Cage and John Cusack in THE FROZEN GROUND. And he just finished filming the lead in Kevin Smith’s new film KILLROY WAS HERE.

“He did an incredible job of explaining one hour drama structure in a way that was easy to understand, as well as providing us with the tools to apply it to our own pilots. Very generous with his knowledge and time. One of the best writing courses I've ever taken.”