Shawn Ryan(XIV)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Shawn Ryan is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. The second of three children, he was born Shawn Christopher Ryan in Euclid, Ohio, to Judy (Mahalic), a Frito-Lay distributor, and Christopher Ryan, a cookie salesman. Among his siblings are Jennifer Siliko , and Carrie Reuss. Shawn grew up in the small town of Montville, OH. He was raised Catholic and attended St. Mary's Catholic school in Chardon until High School where he attended Cardinal Public High School in Middlefield. After Graduation Shawn attended Kent State University to study acting but transferred to Columbia College Chicago to study film. After graduation he moved out to Los Angeles. There he began his Show business career cleaning parking cones and getting coffee as a production assistant. After a few years Shawn started coordinating commercials for Pytka, Smuggler, radical media, and others. In 2010 Shawn transitioned to casting, working with Gabrielle Schary Casting. In 2014 he created the Box's Edge with Dan Antonucci. Around this time Shawn also took an interest in being in front of the camera and in 2016 booked his first commercial as an actor, in the same year becoming a dad. In 2018 he booked the Like a Bosch campaign and has since then Shawn has become the brand ambassador for Bosch making event appearances, hosting interviews, filming commercials and creating the Shawn Presents series.