Ryan Duffy is a seasoned director and executive producer with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in unscripted television, documentary film, and journalism. His work is characterized by a unique focus on accessing and telling the stories of underrepresented characters, often from difficult-to-reach worlds.
Currently, Duffy is the showrunner and executive producer of the Netflix series Untold, a sports documentary anthology that explores sports stories that transcend the field of play. This project is a collaboration with Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Maclain & Chapman Way, Propagate, and The Players' Tribune.
In addition to his showrunning duties, Duffy also directs select episodes of Untold, including the two-part season premiere of Volume 2, which delves into the infamous Manti Te'o catfishing scandal through exclusive first-time accounts from both Te'o and the catfisher.
Duffy is also involved in several other projects, including a crime and reporting series with Jigsaw for Discovery, a feature-length exploration of fandom with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and a limited series with Raw focused on college football for Netflix.
Prior to his current projects, Duffy created and directed Netflix's Home Game, an 8 x 30 series that showcased one-of-a-kind local sports and the incredible communities they create around the world.
Throughout his career, Duffy has worked with a range of networks and platforms, including Netflix, HBO, Nat Geo, Fox, and MTV. His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including an Emmy for Best Informational Series, multiple Webby Awards, and a spot on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in Media.
Duffy also serves as the at-large Executive Producer of Derek Jeter's The Players' Tribune, where he has worked with celebrated athletes and Fortune 500 brands to create immersive, first-person storytelling for TV and digital.
After studying documentary filmmaking at NYU, Duffy became one of the first 10 employees at Vice Media while an undergrad. He played a key role in the company's explosive growth over the next decade, becoming a prominent figure in Vice's television efforts, including the acclaimed HBO show that saw him explore China's Ghost Towns, travel to North Korea with Dennis Rodman, and document life on the outskirts of Bogota.
Today, Duffy is a respected and accomplished director and executive producer, known for his ability to access and tell the stories of underrepresented characters and his work on a range of high-profile projects.
