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Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966 in Rockford
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
) is a writer
Writer

A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
, and the creator of the FX television series The Shield
The Shield

The Shield was an United States drama television series which aired on FX in the U.S. and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart, Los Angeles, California" in reference to the true life Rampart Scandal, which the show's Strike Team was loos...
 and CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 series The Unit
The Unit

The Unit is an United States action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real life Delta Force....
.
raduated from Middlebury College
Middlebury College

Middlebury College is a private Liberal arts colleges in the United States located in Middlebury , Vermont, Vermont, United States. Drawing 2,350 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences....
 and is married to actress Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Cathy Cahlin Ryan

Cathy Cahlin Ryan is an American actress best known for playing the character of List of characters from The Shield#Corrine Mackey on the police drama The Shield....
, who also stars on The Shield. They have two children.

He also RUINED the best TV series The Shield by abruptly ending it without finishing up stories.

got his start in television as a staff writer on the show Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges is an United States television police drama that was created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two detectives with the San Francisco SFPD....
 and served as producer on Angel
Angel (TV series)

Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999....
 before creating and head writing
Head writer

A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an executive producer....
 The Shield.






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Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966 in Rockford
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
) is a writer
Writer

A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
, and the creator of the FX television series The Shield
The Shield

The Shield was an United States drama television series which aired on FX in the U.S. and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart, Los Angeles, California" in reference to the true life Rampart Scandal, which the show's Strike Team was loos...
 and CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 series The Unit
The Unit

The Unit is an United States action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real life Delta Force....
.

Personal Life

He graduated from Middlebury College
Middlebury College

Middlebury College is a private Liberal arts colleges in the United States located in Middlebury , Vermont, Vermont, United States. Drawing 2,350 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences....
 and is married to actress Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Cathy Cahlin Ryan

Cathy Cahlin Ryan is an American actress best known for playing the character of List of characters from The Shield#Corrine Mackey on the police drama The Shield....
, who also stars on The Shield. They have two children.

He also RUINED the best TV series The Shield by abruptly ending it without finishing up stories.

Career

Ryan got his start in television as a staff writer on the show Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges is an United States television police drama that was created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two detectives with the San Francisco SFPD....
 and served as producer on Angel
Angel (TV series)

Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999....
 before creating and head writing
Head writer

A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an executive producer....
 The Shield. He was partnered with David Mamet
David Mamet

David Alan Mamet is an United Statesn author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for his exploration of masculinity....
 to serve as showrunner for The Unit
The Unit

The Unit is an United States action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real life Delta Force....
.

Ryan will executive produce Confessions of a Contractor, a 2009 CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 television pilot
Television pilot

A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. It is an early step in the development of a television series, much like pilot lights or pilot serve as precursors to the start of larger activity, or pilot holes prepare the way for larger holes....
. It's based on Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy is the name of:* Dick Murphy , American retired Republican politician* Richard Murphy , Scottish architect* Richard Murphy , Irish poet...
's book of the same name and centers on a successful L.A. contractor who becomes involved with two of his female clients.

He is the co-writer of Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation is an upcoming Cinema of the United States Science fiction film post-apocalyptic war film set for release on May 21, 2009....
.

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