Ryan Monolopolus

Ryan Monolopolus is a narrative director and a SAG-AFTRA performer. He specializes in action, drama and comedy-based productions. Born in Buffalo, NY, Ryan began making films in childhood which led him to pursue an international career in filmmaking, where he has created productions from Atlanta to NY, LA to Berlin. He is a member of the RiTE collective. Ryan is best known for the sci-fi GROBB (2019), the civil war epic Shenandoah (2017), and the award winning short Friends to the End (2017). Ryan often writes the work that he directs, and has experience in motion control robotics, high speed, and tech-enabled filmmaking. In 2010 he released his first feature documentary Recovery (2014) on traumatic brain injury, which received worldwide distribution. To date Ryan has directed and produced several features, episodic series and short films. His commercial work has been internationally broadcast with clients including Reebok, Mercy Flight, Act on Climate, World.org and the PGA Tour. In 2013 Ryan's short, Before Christmas (2013), won six awards at the Holiday 48 Hour Film Festival in NY, where he was awarded Best Director. In 2016 he co-created the TV series 64 Over 8 (2016), which streamed on Amazon Studios and won best of show at 2016 Indie Film Loop. In 2017 Ryan was nominated for the rising star award at the Georgia Entertainment Gala for his directing work. As a lifelong martial artist, Ryan competed on the United States Sports Martial Arts team winning several World Titles. Merging his passions he launched On Camera Combatives in 2015, a training program and international network teaching fight movement for film.