Ryan Heffington
Two-time Grammy nominated choreographer, director and performance artist, Ryan Heffington's work can be seen in television, film and on stages around the world, including the critically-acclaimed film Baby Driver, HBO's Euphoria, Netflix’s groundbreaking television series The OA, and Spike Jonze’s commercials for Kenzo (winner, 2017 Cannes Lions Festival), Apple’s “Welcome Homepod” featuring FKA Twigs and most recently again with CHANEL on their newest No. 5 ad campaign with Marion Cotillard. He has collaborated with dozens of artists, including Arcade Fire, Paul McCartney, Lorde, Florence + The Machine, Sigur Ros, Lykke Li, Chet Faker, Massive Attack, Years & Years. His commercial clients include: Target, Evian, Acura, Stella Artois, Under Armour, Martini Rossi, and Nike.
Ryan's work will soon be seen in two forthcoming features - Sia's directorial debut, Music, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Netflix feature Tick, Tick... Boom!.
He makes his home in the Los Angeles area, where he continues to teach his globally recognized virtual edition of class, Sweatfest.
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