Ryan Piers Williams
Ryan Piers Williams | |
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.jpg) Williams in 2010 | |
| Born | May 13, 1981 |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, director, writer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Ryan Piers Williams (born May 13, 1981)[1] is an American actor, director, and writer.
Early life
[edit]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 2+1⁄2 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- The Dry Land (2010)
- Kilimanjaro (2013)
- X/Y (2014)
- Barbie (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Huff, Dan (February 23, 2005). "Hanks grad – and Hollywood up-and-comer – comes home to film a movie about the murder of women in Juarez". El Paso Inc. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
24-year-old El Paso native Ryan Piers Williams
- ^ "CU: Ryan Piers Williams". University of Southern California. July 30, 2010. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Jordan, Julie (June 17, 2010). "America Ferrera Is Engaged!". People. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ Ferrera, America [@americaferrera] (June 27, 2020). "15 years ago today, these baby faces fell hard and fast in love. They grew up together" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Matt Donnelly, "America Ferrera marries Ryan Piers Williams, longtime beau", Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2011.
- ^ Blaine Zuckerman and Alison Schwartz, "America Ferrera Is Married!", People, June 28, 2011.
- ^ Lisa Schwarzbaum, "The Dry Land (2010)", Entertainment Weekly, Jul 28, 2010.
- ^ "Nominees for 25th Annual Imagen Awards Announced", Imagen Awards official website, July 2010.
- ^ "When 2 become 3..." America Ferrera verified Instagram account. May 29, 2018.
Welcome Sebastian Piers Williams
- ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (May 29, 2018). "America Ferrera Welcomes Son Sebastian". People.
- ^ "🌟LUCIA MARISOL WILLIAMS 🌟arrived on May 4th to give me my Mother's Day hugs and kisses herself". America Ferrera verified Instagram account. May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (May 10, 2020). "America Ferrera Welcomes Second Child, Daughter Lucia: We 'Are Over the Moon'". People. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
