Biography

Ryan began making short films as a student at Vincennes Rivet High School, from which he graduated in 2001. The son of Doug and Debbie Carroll of Vincennes continued his film making at the University of Southern Indiana (USI) in Evansville where he created the logo and web site for the school's TV show, Access USI. Ryan was one of the youngest producers ever for Access USI as a sophomore. As a student at Southern Indiana he worked in production and direction for Henderson, Ky., TV station WEHT Channel 25. He graduated from USI in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in radio/TV production technology and in 2007 enrolled in the mass communications graduate program at the University of Denver. His short film, Beneath This Smile, was featured during the 2009 Starz Denver International Film Festival.
- IMDb mini biography by: Doug Carroll of Hollywood Vincennes