Ryan Spindell was born in Portland Maine, New Years Eve, 1979. He spent the first 12 years of his life in northern Maine (Stephan King territory), and then was transplanted to Florida where he attended high school, and then college. He received his B.S. in graphic design, and a minor in Film Studies, from Florida State University in 2003. After graduation he worked as a professional graphic designer while simultaneously moonlighting as a production assistant for the ABC news affiliate in Tallahassee. After a year he was promoted to full-time photographer for ABC where he continued until acceptance into the Florida State University graduate film conservatory. In the two years enrolled in the film program, Ryan wrote and directed five short films, including a spec commercial for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Awards. He has also shot, designed, and produced several other projects along side his extremely talented classmates. Ryan is currently developing several scripts in preparation for his first feature.