Biography for
Shane Ryan (II) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

21 February 1980, Canoga Park, California, USA

Birth Name

Shane Ryan Reid Gledhill

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Trivia

Son of Bret Hampton, cousin of Jason Hampton and brother of Jeremy Williams.

Grandson of respected western painter Roy Hampton and great nephew of world famous western painter Bill Hampton.

Was once engaged to Sarah Cosh, the niece of Hollywood Stunt Coordinator Master Bob Brown.

His mother, who has been blind since birth, was a favorite in the Los Angeles Papers in the late 70s and early 80s due to her ability to perform Horse Vaulting, Skiing, Karate and much more, without her site. Shane followed in her athletic footsteps for awhile, even becoming a physical trainer for a short time, but couldn't keep away from movies.

Dubbed "(in)Sane Shane" by journalist/filmmaker Chad Clinton Freeman.

His favorite TV show is "King of the Hill" (1997).

His favorite films are Rocky (1976), Taxi Driver (1976), Swingers (1996), True Romance (1993) and Bloodsport (1988).

Personal Quotes

People are meant to die in horror films, I know that, and there's nothing wrong with that. But I still wanted to question peoples fascination with that. - Interview in Sex Gore Mutants in response to his film Amateur Porn Star Killer (2006)

I wanted to see if I could make a scene, actually make an entire movie, feel disturbing and violent, without ever showing a single drop of blood. - Interview in Sex Gore Mutants

I think that if you're making a film that has a point or message to it that you should make the best story you can come to life. Be honest. If it's for entertainment, make it campy, make it funny, make it exciting, make it dramatic. But I don't think it's right to take real life tragedies and make a joke out of them while still trying to pull off a serious film. It's a very contradicting thing to do, and that is the only thing I have a problem with. Otherwise fuck responsibility! You're expressing yourself. - Interview in Sex Gore Mutants when asked, 'As a filmmaker, what do you feel is your moral responsibility?'

It's like a painting. You have an artistic urge and you throw some paint against the wall in rage, passion or confusion. Then you stand back and look at what came out of it. Then somebody comes along and calls it genius. The next person says it's crap. And the next person doesn't even want to look at it. All the while the painter is just sitting back looking at this mess he created going, 'What the fuck did I make this for in the first place? I can't even remember.'