Ryan was born during a mid-Spring flash blizzard in New York City. His mother, casting director, Mary Jo Slater got him his start in commercials, movies and TV. In the late eighties, his brother Christian's fame was on the rise, so the family moved to Los Angeles. Ryan starred in many movies during the 1990s and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
生于纽泽西，因其特有的美貌，从小便活跃在摄影机前，小时候已拍过几十个商业广告。1989年她开始拍电影，在伍迪·艾伦(Woody Allen)的《纽约故事》(New York Stories，1989)里饰演米亚·法萝(Mia Farrow)的女儿。此后几年演了一些没有给人留下印象的小角色。直至在1994年她被星探发现，...
克里斯托弗·诺兰生于伦敦，7岁时就开始使用父亲的小型摄像机试着拍摄。1989年，他的超现实主义短片《塔兰特拉》在美国公共广播频道上映。在伦敦读大学时，他与一些志同道合的朋友组织了“16毫米”社团。
