Rich has functioned as producer of Wayne Wang’s A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS; HANGMAN starring Al Pacino; VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY starring Nicolas Cage: NORMAN starring Richard Jenkins and Emily VanCamp; FAMILY HOLIDAY, a Lifetime Original Movie; I AM WRATH with John Travolta; WRONG TURN AT TAHOE with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Harvey Keitel; and THE BIG BANG with Antonio Banderas.
Rich produced and directed THE BASKET, starring Peter Coyote and Karen Allen. He also directed SHADOW OF FEAR starring James Spader, Aidan Quinn and Robin Tunney, and A RIVER SORROW, starring Ray Liotta, Christian Slater, and Ving Rhames.
As a teenager, Rich directed his first program at KING-TV in Seattle. After graduating from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University, Rich was hired by KHQ-TV in Spokane where he produced PM Magazine segments and directed daily newscasts. After another stint at WSU to receive a Masters in Human Nutrition, Rich returned to KHQ to produce and direct documentaries, news specials and sports programming, acquiring the position of Community Affairs Director at KHQ prior to North by Northwest and The Northwest Package.