Known For
Creator
Born
Nov 09, 1965
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Credits
58 titles
Ryan Murphy
Biography
Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating and producing a number of television series including Popular (1999–2001), Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), Scream Queens (2015–2016), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), The Politician (2019–2020), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020), American Horror Stories (2021–present), and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022). Murphy also directed the 2006 film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir Running with Scissors, the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love, the 2014 film adaptation of Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart, and the 2020 film adaptation of the musical The Prom. Murphy has received six Primetime Emmy Awards from 36 nominations, a Tony Award from two nominations, and two Grammy Award nominations. He has often been cited as "the most powerful man" in modern television, including having signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix. Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses".
Known For
Filmography
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
Executive Producer
The Shards
Executive Producer
Love Story
Executive Producer
The Beauty
Executive Producer
All's Fair
Executive Producer
9-1-1: Nashville
Executive Producer
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Executive Producer
Mid-Century Modern
Executive Producer
Doctor Odyssey
Executive Producer
Grotesquerie
Executive Producer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Executive Producer
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
Executive Producer
The Watcher
Writer
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Producer
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Executive Producer
The Kardashians
Self
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Executive Producer
American Horror Stories
Executive Producer
Pray Away
Executive Producer
Halston
Executive Producer
The Prom
Producer
The Boys in the Band
Producer
Ratched
Executive Producer
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
Director
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
Hollywood
Writer
A Secret Love
Producer
9-1-1: Lone Star
Writer
The Politician
Executive Producer
Circus of Books
Executive Producer
POSE
Executive Producer
9-1-1
Writer
FEUD
Executive Producer
American Crime Story
Director
Scream Queens
Director
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Producer
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Honoree
The Normal Heart
Director
Open
Executive Producer
Mentiras Perfectas
Creator
The New Normal
Writer
Glee: Keep on Believin'
Self
Monster
Executive Producer
American Horror Story
Writer
Glee: The Concert Movie
Backstage Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
The Glee Project
Self
Eat Pray Love
Director
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Glee
Director