Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Ryan Piers Williams is an American actor, writer and director, who is also the husband of Ugly Betty star America Ferrera.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Ryan was born on May 13, 1981, in El Paso, Texas.
- Family : He was an only child, whose grandparents played a large part in his upbringing.
- While still attending high school, he began working in a film editing role at KVIA. He has said that it was this work that inspired his love of film making.
- Education : Initially beginning his studies at the University of Texas and produced many short videos in his time there.
- He later transferred to the University of Southern California (USC). He graduated from USC School of Arts, he was accepted into an internship programme to be mentored by Stephen Soderbergh.
- As of 2025, he still considers Soderbergh to be his idol and the two are in regular contact.
America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams Wedding :
- Working as a casting director in 2009, Ryan cast actress America Ferrera in his movie “The Dry Land,” which he had also written and went on to produce.
- The movie began filming in 2010, and the two began dating soon after.
- They got engaged later that year and were wed on June 27, 2011.
- The wedding took place in a lavish event in Chappaqua, New York, at the home of Ferrera’s Ugly Betty co-star Vanessa Williams.
- The two chose to keep the wedding as personal as possible, and the ceremony was officiated by another co-star of Ferreras – Judith Light.
- Ferrera’s dress, a custom Amsale’s Christos dress, was featured in many magazines.
- The wedding was attended by many high-profile celebrities such as Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel & Mark Indelicato.
Ryan Piers Williams Net Worth and Career :
- Ryan has had a successful career both in front and behind of the camera.
- He has worked as a writer, a producer, a director, an actor, in a film editorial department, as a production manager, as a casting director, in both camera and electrical departments, and on various film labour crews.
- Some of the films he has been involved include: Muertas, 2007, ; Blues Griff, 2008, ; Dah-Yi’s Lawyer, 2008, ; The Dry La, 2010, ; Tomorrow Comes Today, 2013, ; I Kilimanjaro, 2013, & X/Y, 2014
- In 2011, he received an Imagen Award Best Feature Film nomination for his movie The Dry Land.
- The lead actress of the movie, America Ferrera, was also nominated for an award in the best actress category.
- Unfortunately, they did not win in either category, but the film was considered to be a success in the indie field by critics.