Ryan Warren Smith is a multifaceted production designer who designs commercials, television, and feature films. He recently completed Matt Johnson's Anthony Bourdain film Tony and Jeremy Saulnier's October, both for A24, following Alexander Payne's The Holdovers, which was nominated for five Academy Awards and won one.

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His credits include Saulnier's Rebel Ridge and Green Room, starring Anton Yelchin and Patrick Stewart; Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete, starring Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, and Charlie Plummer; Ben Caron's The Night Always Comes; season three of HBO's True Detective; the Polsky Brothers' The Motel Life, starring Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Kris Kristofferson, and Stephen Dorff; and So Yong Kim's For Ellen, starring Paul Dano, Jon Heder, and Jena Malone, which premiered at Sundance in 2012.

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Ryan began his career as an on-set dresser working alongside directors including Sean Penn and Gus Van Sant. His first film as a production designer was Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy, starring Michelle Williams, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, screened at festivals around the world, and earned two Independent Spirit Award nominations, including Best Feature.

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He lives happily with his wife, Kate, and their two kids, Sunny and Jade, in Portland, Oregon.