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Ryan O'Quinn is an American film and television actor and producer. He is also the founder and CEO of Damascus Road Productions, a Los-Angeles-based film and television production company specializing in family content. He currently leads a team of experts to curate, develop, acquire and produce commercially-viable film and television content in the faith and family vertical at STX Entertainment.
In addition to comedy stages and festival events around the country, O'Quinn is known for memorable roles in television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Alias (2001), JAG (1995), ER (1994), Melrose Place (1992), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) and feature films such as Starship Troopers (1997) and That Thing You Do! (1996) directed by Tom Hanks.
More recently he has produced and starred in family comedies and biopics including Paul's Promise (2022), Little Angels (2025) and Believe (2016). For Paul's Promise (2022) O'Quinn won multiple awards for Best Actor and the film won Best Picture at various international film festivals.
O'Quinn's improv-comedy background aided his venture into the arena of online videos. Television and radio stations around the world have featured his characters on their websites and broadcasts. Two popular videos to go viral were "Dads Respond to Disney's 'Frozen'" and "Never Seen Star Wars". His comedy shorts were recently featured on Good Morning America (1975), Today (1952), Fox and Friends (1998), Access Hollywood (1996), Inside Edition (1988), Bravo TV's Outrageous & Contagious Viral Videos (2005), the CW's "Online Nation" and was named YouTube Star of the Moment and YouTube Star of the Month by G4 network. His comedy production team has reached millions through Internet and television distribution and have earned honors from various web portals such as YouTube including Most Viewed, Top Rated, Most Discussed, Top Favorites, Most Linked and #1 Comedy.
O'Quinn is also an author and his first comedy book on parenting was released by Broadstreet Publishing and is titled "Parenting Rules! The Hilarious Handbook for Surviving Parenthood". Within two weeks the book became a number one bestseller in multiple categories: #1 Best Seller Parenting #1 Best Seller Parenting and Families #1 Best Seller Parenting and Families-Humor #1 Best Selling Amazon Movers and Shakers Book (fastest selling) #3 Best Seller Humor (after #1. Amy Poehler and #2. John Cleese) + a number of best sellers in the eBook categories
Following the book release O'Quinn landed a starring role in a sit-com pilot, Dad Dudes starring Jerry Mathers as his father in the series.
His second book "Marriage Rules! The Hilarious Handbook for Surviving Marriage" was also released by Broadstreet Publishing.
He is a comedian and speaker for large platform church events, conferences and festivals.
He speaks to tens of thousands annually and some credits include Disney's Night of Joy, Lifest, FishFest, SpiritSong, KingsFest, AtlantaFest, Six Flags Celebration and an emcee for Willow Creek's Global Leadership Summit.
Prior to closure he also performed regularly at iOWest improv comedy club in Hollywood.
