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Shawn Ryan

Shawn Ryan

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Birthday: Oct 11, 1966

Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, USA

Having created one of the grittiest police shows in television history, writer and executive producer Shawn Ryan broke new ground with "The Shield" (FX, 2002-08), thanks to centering the show on corrupt cop antihero Vic Mackey. Inspired by real events surrounding the Rampart division of the LAPD, "The Shield" opened a window into the harsh world of gangs, drug dealers and corrupt police officers in realistic and often stomach-churning fashion. Prior to creating the show, Ryan was a writer and producer on both "Nash Bridges" (CBS, 1996-2001) and "Angel" (The WB, 1999-2004) - hardly proving ground for the bitter reality of "The Shield." By creating the first high-rated show on the small cable station, FX, Ryan was given more creative leeway as the executive producer and showrunner on more widely seen network shows like "The Unit" (CBS, 2006-09), which was created by playwright David Mamet, and the procedural drama "Lie To Me" (Fox, 2009-11). He returned to the cable channel to oversee "Terriers" (FX, 2010) before creating his first show since "The Shield," another hard-edged cop drama about cops and politicians called "The Chicago Code" (Fox, 2011-11), all of which made Ryan one of the most highly-sought executive producers on the small screen.

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie Charlie (Character),
Director,
Screenwriter
- 2015

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 67% S.W.A.T. Writer,
Executive Producer
2017-2024
74% 78% The Night Agent Executive Producer,
Creator
2023
91% 67% Timeless Executive Producer 2016-2018
67% 82% Mad Dogs Executive Producer 2016
90% 83% Bones Destiny Childs / Lloyd Egan (Guest Star) 2014
79% 85% Last Resort Executive Producer,
Writer
2012-2013
No Score Yet 89% The Mentalist Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
100% 84% The Chicago Code Creator,
Executive Producer,
Writer
2011
No Score Yet 86% Lie to Me Executive Producer 2010-2011
85% 75% The Unit Executive Producer,
Writer
2006-2009
90% 96% The Shield Executive Producer,
Writer
2002-2008
87% 88% Angel Writer 2000-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nash Bridges Writer 1997-2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Two Dads Writer 1990