Ryan Shams
Legit Representation & Management:
Aaron Sandler, SirenSong 646.251.3919
Commercial & Voice Over:
Paradigm 212.897.6400
Directed by Davis McCallum, Written by Quiara Alegria Hudes, 2012 Pulizter Prize
Season 2 Episode 1 opposite Mathew Rhys directed by Thomas Schlamme
Film and Television
Theater
Education & Skills
MFA in Acting: UCSD
BA in Comparative Literature: Columbia University, cum laude
Acting: William Esper Studio, Maggie Flanigan
Physical Theater / Physical Comedy: Aitor Basauri (of Ecole Philippe Gaulier and SpyMonkey), Pierre Byland (of Ecole Jacques Lecoq)
Improv: UCB's Full Core Curriculum; The Magnet's Conservatory Program; Indie Team: Tough Butler
Classical: David Hammond, Darko Tresnjak, Jim Winker
Skills: Physical Comedy; Many Accents; Two-time U.S. National Fencing Champion: 8th Place in World Championships (Junior Men's Epée); Ashtanga Yoga (Primary Series, RYT-200)
Co-Star
Recurring Guest-Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Co-Star
Co-Star
Co-Star
Featured
Featured
Co-Star
Co-Star
Co-Star
ABC / Gideon Raff
CBS / Peter Leto, Michael Weller
CBS / Stephen Surjik
NBC / Karen Gaviola
CBS / Matt Earl Beesley
FX / Thomas Schlamme
NBC Universal / Jean de Segonzac
Sony Pictures Entertainment / Phillip Noyce
Paramount Pictures / M. Night Shyamalan
CBS / Rob Bailey
ABC / Darnell Martin
ABC / Ian Toporoff
Quantico
Under The Dome
Person of Interest
The Blacklist
Unforgettable
The Americans
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Salt
The Last Airbender
CSI:NY
Law & Order (Original Series)
As The World Turns
Roknadin Homayoun-Farrokh
Lyman Sanderson
Mohammed
Professor Aman / Ghost
Yasser Alfasni
Jean-Pierre
Sudhir Singh
Jesus Christ
Swiss Cheese
Aramis
Jaquass
Sam et al.
TRIAL OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT
HARVEY
TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE
WATER BY THE SPOONFUL (2012 Pulitzer Prize)
AFTERMATH
THIS (Melissa James Gibson)
SOME WOMEN... (Tina Howe)
END DAYS (Deb Laufer)
MOTHER COURAGE
THREE MUSKETEERS
SALACIOUS UNCLE BALDRICK
FULLY COMMITTED
Off-Broadway: Theatre Row / Stephen Eich
The Guthrie Theater / Libby Appel
Bucks County Playhouse / Boyd Gaines
Off-Broadway: Second Stage / Davis McCallum
NYTW Int'l Tour / Jessica Blank
Seattle Rep / Braden Abraham
Off-BroadwaY: 59E59 / Billy Hopkins
Vineyard Playhouse / Claudia Weil
La Jolla Playhouse / Lisa Peterson
Seattle Rep / Kyle Donnelly
FringeNYC / Matt Cowart
Theater Barn / Peter Flynn