Brian Yorkey

Career Overview

Brian Yorkey has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Signature works include Next to Normal, Freaky Friday, Next to Normal. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

11

Known For

• 

  Next to Normal
• 

  Freaky Friday
• 

  Next to Normal

Frequent Collaborators

• Caissie Levy (1 collaborations)
• Jamie Parker (1 collaborations)
• Jack Wolfe (1 collaborations)
• Eleanor Worthington-Cox (1 collaborations)
• Trevor Dion Nicholas (1 collaborations)
• Jack Ofrecio (1 collaborations)
• Heidi Blickenstaff (1 collaborations)
• Cozi Zuehlsdorff (1 collaborations)
• Jason Maybaum (1 collaborations)
• Ricky He (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (7 credits)

  • Next to Normal

    lyricist

    writing
    2025
  • Next to Normal

    lyricist

    writing
    2020
  • Freaky Friday

    musical

    writing
    2018
  • Riverdale

    - Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal (2021) ... musical writing
    2017
  • 13 Reasons Why

    - Graduation (2020) ... writer writing

    - Prom (2020) ... writer writing

    - Winter Break (2020) ... writer writing

    - Let the Dead Bury the Dead (2019) ... writer writing

    - The World Closing In (2019) ... teleplay writing
    2017
  • Chicago Med

    - Things Left Unsaid (2026) ... writer writing
    2015
  • Great Performances

    - Next to Normal (2025) ... writer writing
    1971

• sound (1 credits)

  • Freaky Friday

    songs

    sound
    2018

• creators (1 credits)

  • 13 Reasons Why

    creator

    creators
    2017

• production (1 credits)

  • 13 Reasons Why

    executive producer

    production

    - Graduation (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Prom (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Acceptance/Rejection (2020) ... executive producer production

    - College Interview (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Thursday (2020) ... executive producer production
    2017

• directing (1 credits)

  • 13 Reasons Why

    - Graduation (2020) ... director directing
    2017