Aaron Ryder

Aaron Ryder is an American film producer.

Early in his career, he was an executive producer of Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko (2001), and also produced Nolan's The Prestige (2006). Ryder was one of the founding members of FilmNation Entertainment. During his time at FilmNation, he produced Mud (2012), House at the End of the Street (2012), The Founder (2016), Pieces of a Woman (2020), and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021). In 2016, Ryder produced Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and David Linde. In early 2021, Ryder formed Ryder Picture Company, a film and television production company with a first-look-deal with MGM. Ryder's first production under the Ryder Picture Company banner, Bruiser (2022), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022, and the second feature, Dumb Money, was released in 2023.

Filmography Producer

Get It On! (1998) (Also director and writer) The Amateurs (2005) The Return (2005) The TV Set (2006) The Prestige (2006) Hamlet 2 (2008) My One and Only (2009) Sanctum (2011) (co-producer) The Raven (2012) Mud (2012) House at the End of the Street (2012) Premature (2014) Transcendence (2014) Arrival (2016) The Founder (2016) Ideal Home (2018) Life Itself (2018) The Lodge (2019) Pieces of a Woman (2020) The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) Reminiscence (2021) The Good House (2021) Bruiser (2022) To Catch a Killer (2023) Dumb Money (2023) All of You (2024) At the Sea (2026) I Love Boosters (2026) The Death of Robin Hood (2026) Onslaught (2026) Shiver (2027)

Executive producer

Memento (2000) Donnie Darko (2001) The Mexican (2001) Wish You Were Dead (2001) Stark Raving Mad (2002) Wrong Turn (2003) Red Dog (2011) Far Out (2016) Miss Sloane (2016) The Sense of an Ending (2017) Kill Switch (2017) Greyhound (2020)

Special thanks

Hurt (2009) Eye in the Sky (2015)

Miscellaneous crew Year Title Role 1995 French Kiss Production coordinator: Working Title Films, Los Angeles 1997 Bean Coordinator: L.A. 2013 All Is Lost Distribution partner: FilmNation Entertainment team 2017 Disobedience Co-president production & acquisitions: FilmNation Entertainment 2019 Late Night In-house producer: FilmNation Entertainment 2020 The Courier Promising Young Woman The Nest

Awards and nominations Academy Award for Best Picture Arrival Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Film Arrival Nominated Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Arrival Nominated