Ryan McDermott

Ryan McDermott is a BBC 3 Funny Hunt award-winning writer/director who in 2009 started his career by co-writing and produced one of the UK's most successful horror comedy short films, the multi-award-winning Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders. After the film screened at festivals across the globe including Cannes & New York, Ryan went on to secure a London literary agent and co-write two drafts of a feature film version for Magnet Films. In 2013, Ryan set up his own production company "Gone Shootin' Films" and produced STAFF ROOM, an independent sitcom pilot. A trailer for the pilot was released online and soon went viral racking up over 25,000 hits which lead to the show receiving a 5 episode commission. Ryan has just co-written and directed the first series of Staff Room, which is now in post production and will be released in late 2014.