Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy

DirectorProducerWriterSoundActor Nov 9 (age 60) Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1999–2026 (27 year career)
6.9 avg rating

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–pre…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (99)

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Television (72)

The Beauty

The Beauty

2026

Director

6.3
The Beauty

The Beauty

2026

Executive Producer

6.3
The Beauty

The Beauty

2026

Writer

6.3
Love Story

Love Story

2026

Executive Producer

8.6
Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

2025

Executive Producer

7.2
9-1-1: Nashville

9-1-1: Nashville

2025

Executive Producer

8.1
9-1-1: Nashville

9-1-1: Nashville

2025

Writer

8.1
All's Fair

All's Fair

2025

Director

5.0
All's Fair

All's Fair

2025

Executive Producer

5.0
All's Fair

All's Fair

2025

Writer

5.0
Mid-Century Modern

Mid-Century Modern

2025

Executive Producer

5.8
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

2024

Executive Producer

7.6
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

2024

Writer

7.6
Doctor Odyssey

Doctor Odyssey

2024

Executive Producer

6.4
Doctor Odyssey

Doctor Odyssey

2024

Writer

6.4
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

2024

Executive Producer

7.0
Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

2024

Director

7.3
Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

2024

Executive Producer

7.3
Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

2024

Writer

7.3
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022

Executive Producer

8.0
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022

Writer

8.0
The Watcher

The Watcher

2022

Director

7.1
The Watcher

The Watcher

2022

Executive Producer

7.1
The Watcher

The Watcher

2022

Writer

7.1
The Andy Warhol Diaries

The Andy Warhol Diaries

2022

Executive Producer

6.7
American Horror Stories

American Horror Stories

2021

Executive Producer

7.8
American Horror Stories

American Horror Stories

2021

Writer

7.8
Halston

Halston

2021

Executive Producer

7.0
Halston

Halston

2021

Music Supervisor

7.0
Halston

Halston

2021

Writer

7.0
9-1-1: Lone Star

9-1-1: Lone Star

2020

Creative Producer

8.0
9-1-1: Lone Star

9-1-1: Lone Star

2020

Executive Producer

8.0
9-1-1: Lone Star

9-1-1: Lone Star

2020

Writer

8.0
Ratched

Ratched

2020

Director

7.6
Ratched

Ratched

2020

Executive Producer

7.6
Hollywood

Hollywood

2020

Director

7.2
Hollywood

Hollywood

2020

Executive Producer

7.2
Hollywood

Hollywood

2020

Writer

7.2
The Politician

The Politician

2019

Executive Producer

7.0
9-1-1

9-1-1

2018

Creator

8.2
9-1-1

9-1-1

2018

Executive Producer

8.2
9-1-1

9-1-1

2018

Writer

8.2
POSE

POSE

2018

Director

8.2
POSE

POSE

2018

Executive Producer

8.2
POSE

POSE

2018

Writer

8.2
FEUD

FEUD

2017

Director

7.6
FEUD

FEUD

2017

Executive Producer

7.6
American Crime Story

American Crime Story

2016

Director

7.6
American Crime Story

American Crime Story

2016

Executive Producer

7.6
Scream Queens

Scream Queens

2015

Director

7.9
Scream Queens

Scream Queens

2015

Executive Producer

7.9
Scream Queens

Scream Queens

2015

Writer

7.9
The New Normal

The New Normal

2012

Director

6.0
The New Normal

The New Normal

2012

Writer

6.0
Monster

Monster

2012

Executive Producer

5.3
American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

Director

8.1
American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

Executive Producer

8.1
American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

Writer

8.1
Glee

Glee

2009

Director

6.8
Glee

Glee

2009

Executive Music Producer

6.8
Glee

Glee

2009

Executive Producer

6.8
Glee

Glee

2009

Writer

6.8
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

2003

Director

7.2
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

2003

Executive Producer

7.2
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

2003

Writer

7.2
Popular

Popular

1999

Director

6.6
Popular

Popular

1999

Writer

6.6
Pretty/Handsome

Pretty/Handsome

Director

2.8
Pretty/Handsome

Pretty/Handsome

Executive Producer

2.8
Pretty/Handsome

Pretty/Handsome

Writer

2.8
Monster: Lizzie Borden

Monster: Lizzie Borden

Executive Producer

The Shards

The Shards

Executive Producer