Background
He was born in London, England.
He was born in London, England.
He has written, directed and produced eight feature films and he has also produced and directed an enormous variety of television programs and television series ranging from serious drama and comedy to sport, music and documentary. Feature films directed and produced by Terence Ryan include The Brylcreem Boys, Puckoon, Going Home, Hold My Hand I"m Dying. Feature films produced by Terence Ryan include Botched, Heaven on Earth.
His work includes films in the genres of drama, comedy, music, and sport.
He has also produced and directed social documentaries for charities including Help the Aged, Who Matters, Children in Need and Immunization Awareness. Terence Ryan began his film career in 1972 at the London International Film School.
The company produced 120 films and television series over a twelve-year period. In 1982 Terence Ryan produced and directed the sports series Focus on Soccer with sporting greats including Kevin Keegan, Ray Clemence and Graham Hill.
He also produced and directed two further sports series for Sky Television plc, Focus on Rugby and Superstars of Soccer.
From 1982-1987 Terence Ryan wrote, produced and directed seven comedy television features in association with both the British Broadcasting Corporation and Independent Television starring British comedians Jasper Carrott, Billy Connolly and Max Boyce. In 1988 Terence Ryan produced and directed the award winning World War I feature film, Going Home, a co-production with Canada"s Paterson Ferns at Primedia Films and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Going Home was nominated in the Canada Gemini Awards in the categories Best Director and best film.
He was awarded the gold medal at the Huston Film Festival for Going Home.
In 1989 Terence Ryan directed the feature film adaptation of the John Gordon-Davis novel Hold My Hand I"m Dying, the story of the building of the Kariba Dam between Zimbabwe and Zambia, starring Oliver Reed. In 1997 Terence Ryan produced and directed the romantic adventure feature The Brylcreem Boys, set in 1940s Ireland.
Starring Gabriel Byrne and Bill Campbell, this film has become one of the most broadcast film on American Television. In 1999 the Welsh Arts Council honoured Terence Ryan for his work in film.
In 2000, Terence Ryan produced and directed the feature comedy Puckoon, adapted from the best selling novel by Spike Milligan, with a cast including Richard Attenborough, Elliott Gould, Milo O"Shea, Daragh O"Malley, David Kelly and John Kavanagh.
In 2006 Terence Ryan produced the film Botched (aka 13), filmed in Ireland at Ardmore Studios, Dublin. 2008 saw the publication of The Rise and Rise of the Independents, written by Ian Potter, published by Guerilla Publishing, November 2008. This book details Terence Ryan"s career as one of the major Independent Film Producers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Terence Ryan is married to screenwriter Susan Morrall.
They have two sons, film director Kit Ryan and film producer James T. Ryan.
Terence Ryan is a founding member of the Irish Academy of Film.