Biography
Aaron Ryder is an American film producer. Early in his career he was executive producer on Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000) and Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko (2001), and producer on Nolan's The Prestige (2006). He was one of the founding members of FilmNation Entertainment.
At FilmNation he produced films including Mud (2012), The Founder (2016) and Denis Villeneuve's Arrival (2016), the latter earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. In 2021 he founded Ryder Picture Company. Productions under the company include Bruiser (2022) and Dumb Money (2023). He is producer on the forthcoming The Death of Robin Hood (2026).
