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Ryan Landels Biography

Birth Name:Ryan Landels

Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Won the Slamdance Film Festival Audience Award for Global Anarchy for "The Midnight Express" in 2003
  • His live-action 3D short film "Game On" became the first of its kind to be released in theaters when it was included with prints of the film "Justin Bieber - Never Say Never․"
  • Attended the University of British Columbia and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Cinema-Television Production in 2002
  • Wrote and directed the short film "The Midnight Express" in 2002
  • Worked as a development assistant for the Sommers Company, where he worked on "Van Helsing" and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor․"
  • Best known as the writer, director, and consulting producer of "The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers" and as the director of the 3D short film "Game On․"
  • Is the Executive Vice President of Programming & Development at DS2DIO
  • Was selected to the screenplay for an adaptation of Hasbro's animated series "Jem and the Holograms․"
  • Was the post graphics supervisor for the film "G․I․ Joe: The Rise of Cobra․"

Awards

  • 2025DGC Team Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series: nominated