The talented voiceover actor has performed memorably on stage and screen, and recently came through Dallas to promote the Theatre Britain production of the traditional British panto – Puss In Boots. We had a chance to talk with Mark about his impressive film career, and get an idea of where all of his experience came from. Ryan has actually trained actors in the art of swordfighting in big Hollywood productions, and in fact served as much more than voices in the TRANSFORMERS films. This is, in our opinion, a rather definitive interview. Check it out below, in three parts:
In PART ONE, Mark talks about his relationship with Theatre Britain, and the importance of panto to his own career.
In PART TWO, Mark discusses working with famous stunt choreographer Bob Anderson, and how it changed his career.
In PART THREE, we find out what lies ahead for Mark Ryan, including a comic book project or two.
Our thanks to the fine folks at Theatre Britain for bringing Mark to town, and to Madness Comics & Games for hosting Mark’s appearance and giving us a place to shoot. Mark Ryan is one of those special people who you really must meet in person. He is as charming as he is talented, and it was an extreme honor to interview him. Hopefully this gives you a little more background on the man behind those big screen voices, and shows us all that what goes on behind the camera is sometimes infinitely more fascinating than what happens in front of it.
If you are in Dallas, check out the Puss In Boots panto at Theatre Britain going on from November 28 through December 20th, 2009. Click the link for more information.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
Thank you very much for posting the videos (3 parts), above, of your interview with Mark Ryan, they have been enjoyable and entertaining to watch, and extremely informative.=0)
I really love Mark ryan,but I didnt know that he did 2 voices, though!
I took a photo withaek today at Comic con Chicago he’s a very very charming man