Ryan Todd began his career working up the ranks as production assistant, grip, and eventually into camera department. He began producing and directing his own short films to enter into festivals, many of which received awards. In 2009, he directed a feature film, SENSORED, starring Robert Picardo (The Howling, Star Trek: Voyager, Hail Casear). That same year he became producer and director for the youtube channel and digital comedy brand, SMOSH. At his arrival, the channel started with 700,000 subscribers. From 2009-2020, the channel has grown to over 25 million subscribers and over 9.2 billion views. During this time, Ryan Todd has directed over one thousand videos including: sketches, unscripted, game shows, music videos, and short films for SMOSH.