Ryan Murphy
Creator
1965-11-09 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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".
Filmography
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
2026 · Series
The Shards
2026 · Series
Love Story
2026 · Series
The Beauty
2026 · Series
All's Fair
2025 · Series
9-1-1: Nashville
2025 · Series
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025 · Series
Mid-Century Modern
2025 · Series
Doctor Odyssey
2024 · Series
Grotesquerie
2024 · Series
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024 · Series
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
2024 · Series
The Watcher
2022 · Series
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
2022 · Movie
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · Series
The Kardashians
2022 · Series
The Andy Warhol Diaries
2022 · Series
American Horror Stories
2021 · Series
Pray Away
2021 · Movie
Halston
2021 · Series
The Prom
2020 · Movie
The Boys in the Band
2020 · Movie
Ratched
2020 · Series
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020 · Movie
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
2020 · Movie
Hollywood
2020 · Series
A Secret Love
2020 · Movie
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020 · Series
The Politician
2019 · Series
Circus of Books
2019 · Movie
POSE
2018 · Series
9-1-1
2018 · Series
FEUD
2017 · Series
American Crime Story
2016 · Series
Scream Queens
2015 · Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014 · Movie
Trailblazer Honors
2014 · Series
The Normal Heart
2014 · Movie
Open
2014 · Movie
Mentiras Perfectas
2013 · Series
The New Normal
2012 · Series
Glee: Keep on Believin'
2012 · Movie
Monster
2012 · Series
American Horror Story
2011 · Series
Glee: The Concert Movie
2011 · Movie
The Glee Project
2011 · Series
Eat Pray Love
2010 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Glee
2009 · Series
Pretty/Handsome
2008 · Movie
Factory Girl
2006 · Movie
Running with Scissors
2006 · Movie
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Series
Popular
1999 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
Pretty/Handsome
Series
Untitled Glee Reboot
Series
Janet
Movie
Brides of Blood
Series