Shawn Ryan (5/12/2021)

Since receiving a perfect score and making it to the semi finals on "America's Got Talent” Shawn's star has continued to rise. Shawn’s directorial debut was with the critically acclaimed short film “Charlie”, which screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where Shawn, alongside his Executive Producer and husband, John Ainsworth was nominated for the Emerging Filmmaker Award in The American Pavilion. “Charlie” went on to screen at numerous film festivals including Newport Beach Int. Film Fest, Q Cinema Film Festival, Out on Film Festival, Cincinnati Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival, Palm Beach Int. Film Festival, and Q! Film Festival.  His next 6 short films also played the Cannes Film Festival as well as won awards at countless festivals around the world. When he is not writing, directing, or acting on TV or in Film, Shawn can be seen touring the globe with his jazz comedy trio with whom he has released three albums, the latest being “Shawn Ryan Live” which can be found on all digital streaming platforms. Shawn is currently in development with his first feature, “Feels Like Home” which begins filming in 2021 and is also the Co-Founding Director of the world’s best theatre camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains, The Young Actors’ Theatre Camp!