Ryan Murphy

Career Overview

Ryan Murphy has 107 screen credits in a career dating back to 2003. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales with 1 titles. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Creator

Gender

male

Known Credits

107

Birth Date

1965-11-09 00:00:00

Birth Place

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales (1 titles)
• The Town That Dreaded Sundown Collection (1 titles)

Credits

• production (34 credits)

  • Janet

    producer

    production
    2026
  • The Beauty

    executive producer

    production

    - Beautiful Betrayal (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Beautiful Beauty Day (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Beautiful Evolution (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Beautiful Brothers (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Beautiful Living Rooms (2026) ... executive producer production
    2026
  • All's Fair

    executive producer

    production

    - Interior Law Offices (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Oh, Jesus! (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Letting Go (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Divorce Is Like a Death (2025) ... executive producer production

    - This Is Me Trying (2025) ... executive producer production
    2025
  • 9-1-1: Nashville

    executive producer

    production

    - Intrusive Thoughts (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Saboteurs (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Love to Death (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Bad Girls (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Hard Knox (2026) ... executive producer production
    2025
  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story

    executive producer

    production

    - The Godfather (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Ham Radio (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Buxom Bird (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Ice (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Green (2025) ... executive producer production
    2025
  • Mid-Century Modern

    executive producer

    production

    - The Show Must Go On (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Here's to You, Mrs. Schneiderman (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Sour Pickleball (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Love Thy Neighbor (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Maid Serviced (2025) ... executive producer production
    2025
  • Doctor Odyssey

    executive producer

    production

    - The Wave (2) (2025) ... executive producer production

    - The Wave (1) (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Double-Booked (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Crew Week (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Hot Tub Week (2025) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • Grotesquerie

    executive producer

    production

    - I Think I'm Dead (2024) ... executive producer production

    - The Stinging Aroma of Sulfur (2024) ... executive producer production

    - In Dreams (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Unplugged (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Good Caesarean Work (2024) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

    executive producer

    production

    - Hang Men (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Seismic Shifts (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Showtime (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Don't Dream It's Over (2024) ... executive producer production

    - The Hurt Man (2024) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

    executive producer

    production

    - Who Killed Aaron Hernandez? (2024) ... executive producer production

    - What's Left Behind (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Odin (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Dirty Pain (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Herald Street (2024) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • The Watcher

    executive producer

    production

    - Haunting (2022) ... executive producer production

    - The Gloaming (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Occam's Razor (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Someone to Watch Over Me (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Götterdämmerung (2022) ... executive producer production
    2022
  • Mr. Harrigan's Phone

    producer

    production
    2022
  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    executive producer

    production

    - God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance (2022) ... executive producer production

    - The Bogeyman (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Lionel (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Cassandra (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Silenced (2022) ... executive producer production
    2022
  • American Horror Stories

    executive producer

    production

    - The Thing Under the Bed (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Leprechaun (2024) ... executive producer production

    - X (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Clone (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Backrooms (2024) ... executive producer production
    2021
  • Pray Away

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • The Prom

    producer

    production
    2020
  • The Boys in the Band

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Ratched

    executive producer

    production

    - Mildred and Edmund (2020) ... executive producer production

    - The Bucket List (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Got No Strings (2020) ... executive producer production

    - The Dance (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Angel of Mercy (2) (2020) ... executive producer production
    2020
  • Hollywood

    executive producer

    production

    - A Hollywood Ending (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Meg (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Jump (2020) ... executive producer production

    - (Screen) Tests (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Outlaws (2020) ... executive producer production
    2020
  • A Secret Love

    producer

    production
    2020
  • 9-1-1: Lone Star

    executive producer

    production

    - Homecoming (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Impact (2025) ... executive producer production

    - All Who Wander (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Fall from Grace (2024) ... executive producer production

    - The Quiet Ones (2024) ... executive producer production
    2020
  • The Politician

    - Vienna (2019) ... executive producer production

    - The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2 (2019) ... executive producer production

    - The Assassination of Payton Hobart (2019) ... executive producer production

    - The Voter (2019) ... executive producer production

    - Gone Girl (2019) ... executive producer production
    2019
  • POSE

    executive producer

    production

    - Series Finale (2) (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Series Finale (1) (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Something Old, Something New (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Something Borrowed, Something Blue (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Take Me to Church (2021) ... executive producer production
    2018
  • 9-1-1

    executive producer

    production

    - Hearts and Flowers (2026) ... executive producer production

    - I Got You Babe (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Where There's Smoke (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Pick Your Poison (2026) ... executive producer production

    - D.I.Y. (2026) ... executive producer production
    2018
  • American Crime Story

    executive producer

    production

    - The Wilderness (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Grand Jury (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Stand by Your Man (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Man Handled (2021) ... executive producer production
    2016
  • Scream Queens

    - The Final Girl(s) (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Dorkus (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Black Friday (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Thanksgiving (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Ghost Stories (2015) ... executive producer production
    2015
  • The Town that Dreaded Sundown

    producer

    production
    2014
  • The Normal Heart

    executive producer

    production
    2014
  • Open

    executive producer

    production
    2014
  • American Horror Story

    executive producer

    production

    - The Auteur (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Little Gold Man (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Ave Hestia (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Opening Night (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Preech (2023) ... executive producer production
    2011
  • Glee: The Concert Movie

    producer

    production
    2011
  • Glee

    executive producer

    production

    - Dreams Come True (2015) ... executive producer production

    - 2009 (2015) ... executive producer production

    - We Built This Glee Club (2015) ... executive producer production

    - The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester (2015) ... executive producer production

    - Child Star (2015) ... executive producer production
    2009
  • Running with Scissors

    producer

    production
    2006
  • Nip/Tuck

    executive producer

    production

    - Hiro Yoshimura (2010) ... executive producer production

    - Edith and Walter Krieger (2010) ... executive producer production

    - Christian Troy II (2010) ... executive producer production

    - Dr. Griffin (2010) ... executive producer production

    - Virginia Hayes (2010) ... executive producer production
    2003

• creators (19 credits)

  • The Beauty

    creator

    creators
    2026
  • All's Fair

    creator

    creators
    2025
  • 9-1-1: Nashville

    creator

    creators
    2025
  • Doctor Odyssey

    creator

    creators
    2024
  • Grotesquerie

    creator

    creators
    2024
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

    creator

    creators
    2024
  • The Watcher

    creator

    creators
    2022
  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    creator

    creators
    2022
  • American Horror Stories

    creator

    creators
    2021
  • Hollywood

    creator

    creators
    2020
  • 9-1-1: Lone Star

    creator

    creators
    2020
  • The Politician

    creator

    creators
    2019
  • POSE

    creator

    creators
    2018
  • 9-1-1

    creator

    creators
    2018
  • Scream Queens

    creator

    creators
    2015
  • The New Normal

    creator

    creators
    2012
  • American Horror Story

    creator

    creators
    2011
  • Glee

    creator

    creators
    2009
  • Nip/Tuck

    creator

    creators
    2003

• directing (20 credits)

  • The Beauty

    - Beautiful Christopher Cross (2026) ... director directing

    - Beautiful Pilot (2026) ... director directing
    2026
  • All's Fair

    - Pilot (2025) ... director directing
    2025
  • Grotesquerie

    - The Bender (2024) ... director directing
    2024
  • The Watcher

    - Götterdämmerung (2022) ... director directing

    - Welcome, Friends (2022) ... director directing
    2022
  • The Prom

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Pose-a-Thon for Pride

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Ratched

    - Ice Pick (2020) ... director directing

    - Pilot (2020) ... director directing
    2020
  • Hollywood

    - Hooray for Hollywood (2020) ... director directing
    2020
  • POSE

    - Access (2018) ... director directing

    - Pilot (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • American Crime Story

    - Man Handled (2021) ... director directing

    - Exiles (2021) ... director directing

    - The Man Who Would Be Vogue (2018) ... director directing

    - The Verdict (2016) ... director directing

    - Marcia, Marcia, Marcia (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Scream Queens

    - Pilot (2015) ... director directing
    2015
  • The Normal Heart

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Open

    director

    directing
    2014
  • The New Normal

    - Bryanzilla (2012) ... director directing

    - Baby Clothes (2012) ... director directing

    - Sofa's Choice (2012) ... director directing

    - Pilot (2012) ... director directing
    2012
  • American Horror Story: Murder House

    director

    directing
    2011
  • American Horror Story

    - Devil's Night (2015) ... director directing

    - Checking In (2015) ... director directing

    - Monsters Among Us (2014) ... director directing

    - Pilot (2011) ... director directing
    2011
  • Eat Pray Love

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Glee

    - Sexy (2011) ... director directing

    - The Substitute (2010) ... director directing

    - Britney/Brittany (2010) ... director directing

    - Funk (2010) ... director directing

    - Theatricality (2010) ... director directing
    2009
  • Running with Scissors

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Nip/Tuck

    - Gala Gallardo (2006) ... director directing

    - Cindy Plumb (2006) ... director directing

    - Quentin Costa (2005) ... director directing

    - Joan Rivers (2004) ... director directing

    - Erica Noughton (2004) ... director directing
    2003

• actors (7 credits)

  • The Kardashians

    - Get It Together (2024) ... Self actor actors
    2022
  • Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    - Drama Showrunners (2017) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Glee: Keep on Believin'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Glee: The Concert Movie

    Backstage Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    - Ryan Murphy & Taran Killam (2017) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Ryan Murphy & Mark Consuelos (2012) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Sarah Michelle Gellar & Ryan Murphy (2012) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2009
  • Golden Globe Awards

    - The 80th Golden Globe Awards (2023) ... Self - Honoree actor actors
    1944

• writing (23 credits)

  • The Beauty

    - Beautiful Betrayal (2026) ... writer writing

    - Beautiful Beauty Day (2026) ... writer writing

    - Beautiful Evolution (2026) ... writer writing

    - Beautiful Brothers (2026) ... writer writing

    - Beautiful Living Rooms (2026) ... writer writing
    2026
  • All's Fair

    - Interior Law Offices (2025) ... writer writing

    - Divorce Is Like a Death (2025) ... writer writing

    - I Want Revenge (2025) ... writer writing

    - When We Were Young (2025) ... writer writing

    - Pilot (2025) ... writer writing
    2025
  • 9-1-1: Nashville

    - Forces of Nature (2025) ... writer writing

    - Hell and High Water (2025) ... writer writing

    - Pilot (2025) ... writer writing
    2025
  • Doctor Odyssey

    - Spring Break (2025) ... writer writing

    - Quackers (2024) ... writer writing

    - I Always Cry at Weddings (2024) ... writer writing

    - Plastic Surgery Week (2024) ... writer writing

    - Singles Week (2024) ... writer writing
    2024
  • Grotesquerie

    - I Think I'm Dead (2024) ... writer writing

    - The Stinging Aroma of Sulfur (2024) ... writer writing

    - In Dreams (2024) ... writer writing

    - Unplugged (2024) ... writer writing

    - Good Caesarean Work (2024) ... writer writing
    2024
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

    - Don't Dream It's Over (2024) ... writer writing

    - Blame It on the Rain (2024) ... writer writing
    2024
  • The Watcher

    - Haunting (2022) ... writer writing

    - Occam's Razor (2022) ... writer writing

    - Someone to Watch Over Me (2022) ... writer writing

    - Götterdämmerung (2022) ... writer writing

    - Blood Sacrifice (2022) ... writer writing
    2022
  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    - The Good Boy Box (2022) ... writer writing

    - Doin' a Dahmer (2022) ... writer writing

    - Please Don't Go (2022) ... writer writing

    - Episode One (2022) ... writer writing
    2022
  • American Horror Stories

    - Game Over (2021) ... writer writing

    - Rubber(wo)Man (1) (2021) ... writer writing
    2021
  • 9-1-1: Lone Star

    creative producer

    writing

    - Homecoming (2025) ... creative producer writing

    - Impact (2025) ... creative producer writing

    - All Who Wander (2025) ... creative producer writing

    - Fall from Grace (2024) ... creative producer writing

    - The Quiet Ones (2024) ... creative producer writing
    2020
  • Hollywood

    - A Hollywood Ending (2020) ... writer writing

    - Jump (2020) ... writer writing

    - (Screen) Tests (2020) ... writer writing

    - Outlaws (2020) ... writer writing

    - Hooray for Hollywood: Part 2 (2020) ... writer writing
    2020
  • POSE

    - Series Finale (1) (2021) ... writer writing

    - Love Is the Message (2018) ... writer writing

    - Access (2018) ... writer writing

    - Pilot (2018) ... writer writing
    2018
  • 9-1-1

    - A Whole New You (2018) ... writer writing

    - Let Go (2018) ... writer writing

    - Pilot (2018) ... writer writing
    2018
  • Scream Queens

    - Scream Again (2016) ... writer writing

    - The Final Girl(s) (2015) ... writer writing

    - Dorkus (2015) ... writer writing

    - Ghost Stories (2015) ... writer writing

    - Beware of Young Girls (2015) ... writer writing
    2015
  • Open

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • The New Normal

    - Baby Clothes (2012) ... writer writing
    2012
  • American Horror Story: Murder House

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • Glee: The Concert Movie

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • American Horror Story

    - Something's Coming (2022) ... writer writing

    - Blood Buffet (2021) ... writer writing

    - Thirst (2021) ... writer writing

    - Pale (2021) ... writer writing

    - Cape Fear (2021) ... writer writing
    2011
  • Eat Pray Love

    screenplay

    writing
    2010
  • Glee

    - Dreams Come True (2015) ... writer writing

    - 2009 (2015) ... writer writing

    - Homecoming (2015) ... writer writing

    - Loser Like Me (2015) ... writer writing

    - New New York (2014) ... writer writing
    2009
  • Running with Scissors

    screenplay

    writing
    2006
  • Nip/Tuck

    - Hiro Yoshimura (2010) ... writer writing

    - Dan Daly (2010) ... writer writing

    - Alexis Stone II (2009) ... writer writing

    - Don Hoberman (2009) ... writer writing

    - Manny Skerrit (2009) ... writer writing
    2003

• sound (1 credits)

  • POSE

    music supervisor

    sound
    2018

• editing (1 credits)

  • Factory Girl

    assistant editor

    editing
    2006

• crew (2 credits)

  • 9-1-1

    - Hearts and Flowers (2026) ... creator crew

    - I Got You Babe (2026) ... creator crew

    - Where There's Smoke (2026) ... creator crew

    - Pick Your Poison (2026) ... creator crew

    - D.I.Y. (2026) ... creator crew
    2018
  • Glee

    - Journey to Regionals (2010) ... executive music producer crew
    2009