Ryan N. Taylor
Born October 11th, 1994, was raised in the suburbs of Rancho Cucamonga, California, about 45 minutes East of Los Angeles. Ryan first got his spark for the industry when he started taking acting classes at John Casablancas Acting/Modeling School in Beverly Hills, CA in 2007 where he attended with his older brother Richard. Ryan was given an opportunity to develop his camera, live switch board and directorial skills at the young age of 14 while serving as part of the Multi- Media Ministry at Cathedral of Praise International Ministries, in San Bernardino, CA, where Bishop Craig W. Johnson, Th.D. is the pastor.
Since landing his first leading role in the 2012 released feature film "The Young Believers", Ryan has gone on to star in several commercials for companies like Reebok, Adidas and Six Flags, as well as appear in numerous music videos and films. After graduating from Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California, Ryan attended Pasadena City College before transferring to The University of Southern California and earning his bachelor's degree in Cinema & Media Studies. While at USC, Ryan crewed on/ starred in over 20 productions where he found his passion for Assistant Directing.
After graduation, Ryan became a full time freelance Assistant Director, having AD’ed on numerous productions with credits that include "The Last Whistle", on Netflix, "In The Defense Against Tyranny", on Amazon Prime Video and "Fine China" available on HBO. Ryan also interned and worked as a production assistant for "CBS's The Late Late Show with James Corden" from 2017-2020.In addition, he has served as a line producer on multiple short films along with co-producing the 2015 feature length documentary, "Searching For Mentors".
Richard E. Taylor II
Richard was born on “Mother’s Day”, May 13, 1990. He discovered his love for acting at the tender age of four when he was casted in an agricultural commercial for Cal Poly University in Pomona, California. Since his acting debut, Richard has gone on to appear in commercials like Nickelodeon’s “The Big Help” program and on shows like “Glee” and “John Benjamin Has a Van”. Richard has also been featured in movies such as “Eyes to See”, “Thugs the Musical”, and “The Party Boppers”. His more recent appearances can be found in the 2022 released film “Contraband” and the upcoming film “Bolt from The Blue”. Richard has also performed in a host of plays and appeared in music videos with artist, such as, Lenny Kravitz and Mary J. Blige to name a few.
Outside of Acting, Richard earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the California State University, San Bernardino. He has more than 10 years of experience working in health services as a behavioral therapist. Richard also served as the office manager for Plan B... Therapy Family Counseling Center for 6 years. While there he was able to grow the practice into a Million-Dollar Business.
Outside of Film, both Richard and Ryan are musicians with Richard studying and playing the piano and trumpet and Ryan, the alto saxophone. Both have performed with their jazz, concert and high school marching bands in junior high and high school. Ryan went on to become a member of USC’s "Spirit of Troy” marching band during his time at the University of Southern California.
Why Choose Our Studio
IFB Studios is located near several major production studios: ABC;Walt Disney Animation Studio; Dream Works;Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Studio. Along with all of I.F.B. Studio’s own “in-house“ services and supplies, we are centrally located near a variety of equipment, costume and prop rental stores to further assist with all of your production needs.