Ryan Piers Williams Explained

Ryan Piers Williams
Birth Date:13 May 1981
Nationality:American
Occupation:Actor, producer, director, writer
Years Active:2001–present
Children:2

Ryan Piers Williams (born May 13, 1981) is an American actor, director, and writer.

Early life

Williams was raised in El Paso, Texas, where he attended J. M. Hanks High School.[1] From age 13 he wanted to be a director and took theater and video production classes in both middle school and high school. He went to study film at the University of Texas at Austin for years before transferring as a junior to the University of Southern California and eventually being accepted into its School of Cinematic Arts where he met actress America Ferrera and cast her in a student film.[2] [3] The two became romantically involved through their academic film work and officially became a couple on June 27, 2005.[4]

Career

Williams wrote and directed the films The Dry Land (2010) and X/Y (2014). He was a producer of writer-director Walter Strafford's Kilimanjaro (2013). Williams additionally has performed as an actor, in the 2007 short Muertas, which he directed, wrote and produced; and the features Blues (2008), Tomorrow Comes Today (2013), his own X/Y (2014), and 1985 (2018). He briefly appears in Barbie (2023) as the husband of Gloria, played by his real life wife America Ferrera.

Personal life

Williams married America Ferrera on June 27, 2011.[5] [6] He directed her in the 2010 film The Dry Land,[5] [7] which received Imagen Awards nominations for best feature film and for Ferrera's performance as best actress.[8] The couple had son Sebastian in May 2018,[9] [10] and daughter Lucia on May 4, 2020.[11] [12]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Hanks grad – and Hollywood up-and-comer – comes home to film a movie about the murder of women in Juarez. Dan. Huff. El Paso Inc. . February 23, 2005. May 11, 2020. May 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511194539/http://www.elpasoinc.com/qa/hanks-grad-and-hollywood-up-and-comer-comes-home-to-film-a-movie-about-the/article_75177887-0aa8-5435-8887-0a331c38f993.html. live. 24-year-old El Paso native Ryan Piers Williams.
  2. Web site: CU: Ryan Piers Williams. July 30, 2010. May 11, 2020. University of Southern California. February 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225115725/https://cinema.usc.edu/news/article.cfm?id=9860. live.
  3. Web site: America Ferrera Is Engaged! . People . Julie . Jordan . June 17, 2010 . February 23, 2010 . January 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101124557/http://people.com/celebrity/america-ferrera-is-engaged/ . live .
  4. americaferrera . Ferrera . America . CB8xxq7hfqC . 15 years ago today, these baby faces fell hard and fast in love. They grew up together. . June 27, 2020.
  5. Matt Donnelly, "America Ferrera marries Ryan Piers Williams, longtime beau", Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2011.
  6. Blaine Zuckerman and Alison Schwartz, "America Ferrera Is Married!", People, June 28, 2011.
  7. Lisa Schwarzbaum, "The Dry Land (2010)", Entertainment Weekly, Jul 28, 2010.
  8. http://www.imagen.org/news/imagen-awards/2010/07/nominees-25th-annual-imagen-awards-announced "Nominees for 25th Annual Imagen Awards Announced"
  9. Web site: When 2 become 3... . May 29, 2018. America Ferrera verified Instagram account. Welcome Sebastian Piers Williams.
  10. America Ferrera Welcomes Son Sebastian. Karen. Mizoguchi . People. May 29, 2018.
  11. Web site: LUCIA MARISOL WILLIAMS arrived on May 4th to give me my Mother's Day hugs and kisses herself. May 10, 2020. May 11, 2020. America Ferrera verified Instagram account.
  12. America Ferrera Welcomes Second Child, Daughter Lucia: We 'Are Over the Moon'. People. May 10, 2020. May 11, 2020. Karen. Mizoguchi.

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