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 in…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Kardashians (2022) — Self
2. Glee: The Concert Movie (2011) — Backstage Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
3. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
4. Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2020) — Self
5. The Glee Project (2011) — Self
6. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Honoree
7. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
8. Glee: Keep on Believin' (2012) — Self
9. Trailblazer Honors (2014) — Self - Honoree

Directed

1. American Horror Story (2011) — Director
2. Eat Pray Love (2010) — Director
3. Scream Queens (2015) — Director
4. Ratched (2020) — Director
5. American Crime Story (2016) — Director
6. Glee (2009) — Director
7. The Normal Heart (2014) — Director
8. The Watcher (2022) — Director
9. The Prom (2020) — Director
10. POSE (2018) — Director
11. Nip/Tuck (2003) — Director
12. Hollywood (2020) — Director
13. Grotesquerie (2024) — Director
14. Running with Scissors (2006) — Director
15. FEUD (2017) — Director
16. The Beauty (2026) — Director
17. All's Fair (2025) — Director
18. The New Normal (2012) — Director
19. Popular (1999) — Director
20. Open (2014) — Director
21. Pretty/Handsome — Director
22. Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020) — Director
23. American Horror Story: Murder House (2011) — Director
24. The Shards (2026) — Director