Ryan Walker-Edwards is a writer and actor
from Birmingham of Jamaican heritage.
His work explores class, sexuality, and race
within Afro-Caribbean communities, often
blending quietly devastating humour. His
short story Safari was commissioned by BBC
Arts and adapted into a BBC audio drama,
winning at the UK Radio Drama Festival.
His play Boys Who F**K and Cry featured
in the Sky Studios Comedy REP Festival. In
2022, he earned the DYSPLA Story-Makers
residency for Man>Code, which premiered
at the Chicago International Film Festival
and screened at over 30 others, including
BFI Flare and Dinard. The film won awards
and earned a Royal Television Society
nomination. He is in pre-production on his
short Speechless and recently secured a
commission from Hat Trick Productions. As
an actor, he’s worked across theatre, radio,
and screen, with credits for BBC, ITV, and
Clio Barnard’s upcoming film I See Buildings
Fall Like Lightning. He co-founded Wet Wax,
an electronic music and film platform.