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Nicholas Ryan

Nicholas Ryan

Actor, director and producer · Born October 24, 1978 (48) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Nicholas Ryan was born on 24 October 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha (2024), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Domestic Disturbance (2001).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 24, 1978 (48)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, director and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 12% in 30 days

What are Nicholas Ryan's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
55%
Bonds
16%
Morality
14%
Self
12%
Society
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
1
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nicholas Ryan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicholas Ryan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Into the Deep(2025)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Operation Blood Hunt(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Love by Design(2023)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • You're Killing Me(2023)

    as Detective Ryan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days in Malay(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Murder, Anyone?(2022)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dawn(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Triple Threat(2022)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Lord of the Streets(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Stalker in the House(2021)

    Co-Producer · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Airliner Sky Battle(2020)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Asteroid-a-Geddon(2020)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Shark Season(2020)

    First Assistant Director · as Darin

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Collision Earth(2020)

    First Assistant Director · as Military Police #1

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2020 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Operation Blood Hunt (2024)

$13K worldwide

Highest rated

Operation Blood Hunt (2024)

Midcredits 14th

Most popular right now

Shark Season (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 12: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting2 of 12: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 12: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew7 of 12: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score2nd

12 titles, 3 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 2 of them.

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nicholas Ryan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 5th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Universally Panned.

  • Universally Panned6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Operation Blood Hunt (2024)

94th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

You're Killing Me (2023)

Midcredits 39th · 58% liked

Reviewers score the acting 34/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 17. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nicholas Ryan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicholas Ryan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jared Cohn shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers