Ryan Barton-Grimley

Ryan Barton-Grimley, or "RBG" as his colleagues refer to him, was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. For the uninitiated, that's in Africa... Yeah, Africa. Anyway, he and his family moved to the USA in the late 80's. Fresh off the boat, RBG did time at various public and private institutions, finally graduating from UCLA and also... catching the "acting bug." After studying with all the best acting coaches in Hollywood and falling in love with improv at UCB and The Groundlings, RBG won starring roles in the indie feature film TROPIX and too many grad films to mention, as well as, supporting roles in CRIMINAL MINDS and a Fox Movie of the Week titled THE PRICE OF LOVE. Yeah... remember when they made those? Anyway, always seeking new creative outlets, RBG dove headlong into writing and directing, making the internationally acclaimed home invasion thriller... THE TRUTH, starring John Heard, Brendan Sexton III, Erin Cardillo and Daniel Baldwin. Distributed worldwide by Warner Brothers, Netflix, Gravitas and Showtime, THE TRUTH was one of the most pirated films on the Internet in the three weeks preceding its release. Hot off that success, RBG starred in and produced Douglas Mueller's debut feature film about stolen valor... REPATRIATION, as well as, directed, wrote and starred in the film festival darling... ELIJAH'S ASHES... a dark comedy about brotherly love and homophobia. Both films had healthy film festival runs and were distributed worldwide, despite their low budgets and lack of movie stars. A life-long fan of horror films, RBG next took on the task of writing, producing, directing and starring in his fourth feature film... HAWK & REV: VAMPIRE SLAYERS... A campy, 80's-inspired, horror-comedy about "kicking vampire asses and taking vampire names," Hawk & Rev had its "World Premiere" at DANCES WITH FILMS, despite Covid19) and played top horror film festivals around the world and is available to stream world wide through Freestyle Digital Releasing. Lastly, RBG is in post-production on LISTEN CAREFULLY... a mind-bending psychological horror feature film he wrote, directed and stars in. He claims the film will... "Make "new parents" everywhere cringe at the the mere mention of a baby monitor!" Look out for it on the film festival circuit in late 2022. RBG thanks you for your time!