Ryan Monolopolus is a director and performer currently based in Atlanta and New York.In 2013 Ryan graduated with high honors from the University at Buffalo with a degree in Media Production and Sociology. While in school he created a boutique production company: Monolopolus Productions. Since then, Ryan has traveled internationally creating media content and directing films.In 2010 he helped launch Let Them Have Their Way (2015), the largest independently financed film to be shot in Buffalo, NY. In 2013 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 had been nationally broadcast with clients including The Humane Society, Mercy Flight, HP, YellowPages, 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 64/8, which streamed on Amazon Studios. He has directed a number of tv pilots, shorts and films to date.As an Actor / Performer Ryan joined SAG-AFTRA in summer 2015 after starring in several productions such as Vigilante (2015), 64/8 (2016) and the Originals (2016).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.