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| Born | Ryan Patrick Murphy (1965-11-09)November 9, 1965 (age 59) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Education | Indiana University Bloomington (BA) |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Children | 3 |
Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He has created and produced a number of television series includingNip/Tuck (2003–2010),Glee (2009–2015),American Horror Story (2011–present),American Crime Story (2016–present),Pose (2018–2021),9-1-1 (2018–present),9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–2025),Ratched (2020),American Horror Stories (2021–present),Monster (2022–present),Doctor Odyssey (2024–present), and9-1-1: Nashville (2025–present).
Murphy has also directed the2006 film adaptation ofAugusten Burroughs' memoirRunning with Scissors, the2010 film adaptation ofElizabeth Gilbert's memoirEat, Pray, Love, the2014 film adaptation ofLarry Kramer's playThe Normal Heart, and the2020 film adaptation of the musicalThe Prom.
Murphy has received sixPrimetime Emmy Awards from 38 nominations, aTony Award from two nominations, and twoGrammy Award nominations. He has often been described as "the most powerful man" in modern television and signed the largest development deal in television history withNetflix.[1][2] Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses".[3]
Murphy was born on November 9, 1965, inIndianapolis, Indiana,[4] where he was raised in aCatholic family.[5] His ancestry includes Irish and Danish.[6][7][8] He attendedCatholic school from first through eighth grade,[5] and graduated fromWarren Central High School in Indianapolis. He has described his mother J. Andy Murphy as a "beauty queen who left it all to stay at home and take care of her two Wild sons". She wrote five books and worked in communications for over 20 years before retiring. His father worked in the newspaper industry as a circulation director before he retired after 30 years.[9]
Aftercoming out asgay at age 15, Murphy saw his first therapist, who found nothing wrong with him other than being "too precocious for his own good".[5][9] During a 2012 interview onInside the Actors Studio, Murphy claimed that he secretly dated "a lot of football players" in high school.[10] He performed with a choir as a child, which would later inform his work onGlee.[5]
Murphy attendedIndiana University Bloomington, where he majored in journalism and was a member of the Singing Hoosiers vocal ensemble.[4] He interned atThe Washington Post in 1986. He was placed in the fashion and style section.[11]
Murphy started as a journalist working forThe Miami Herald,Los Angeles Times,New York Daily News,Knoxville News Sentinel andEntertainment Weekly. He began scriptwriting in the late 1990s, whenSteven Spielberg purchased his scriptWhy Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn?.[9]
Murphy started his career in television with the teen comedy seriesPopular, which he co-created withGina Matthews. The series premiered onThe WB on September 29, 1999,[12] and ran for two seasons, ending in 2001. During the time, his production company Ryan Murphy Productions signed a deal withWarner Bros. Television.[13] He then created theFX drama seriesNip/Tuck, which premiered on July 18, 2003. In 2004, Murphy earned his firstPrimetime Emmy Award nomination forOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series.[9] Murphy took the show's signature line, "Tell me what you don't like about yourself," from a plastic surgeon he met when he was a journalist researching an undercover story onplastic surgery inBeverly Hills. The series ended after six seasons in 2010.
In 2006, Murphy wrote the screenplay for and directed the feature filmRunning with Scissors, based on the memoir byAugusten Burroughs.
On May 19, 2009, Murphy's musical comedy-drama series,Glee, premiered onFox. He co-created the series withBrad Falchuk andIan Brennan. In its early seasons, the show was critically praised.[14] Murphy won his first Primetime Emmy Award for directing the pilot episode.[15] The series concluded in 2015 following its sixth season.[16] Murphy was one of four executive producers on the reality television seriesThe Glee Project, which premiered onOxygen on June 12, 2011.[17] The show featured a group of contestants vying for the prize of a seven-episode arc onGlee, with someone being eliminated each week, until the winner is chosen in the final episode. The show was renewed for a second season, which ended up being its last.[18] Murphy was openly critical of several prominent bands for not releasing music for use inGlee, for which he subsequently apologized.[19] In 2010, Murphy directed anadaptation ofElizabeth Gilbert's memoirEat, Pray, Love. The film was a box office success but a critical failure, receiving harsh reviews criticizing its pacing and lack of credibility. To date, the film has grossed $204,482,125 worldwide.[20]
Murphy and Falchuk created the anthology seriesAmerican Horror Story, which premiered on FX on October 5, 2011. Most of the same cast have played different characters in different settings each subsequent season.[21][22] Murphy andGlee co-executive producerAli Adler created the half-hour comedyThe New Normal, which premiered onNBC on September 10, 2012. The series was based on Murphy's own experiences of having a child via surrogate, with the main characters, Bryan and David, named for Ryan and his husband.[23] The series was ultimately cancelled after one season.[24]
Murphy next directed the 2014 televisionfilm adaptation ofLarry Kramer's Broadway playThe Normal Heart.[25] Murphy then collaborated withThe Normal Heart executive producerJason Blum to produce ametasequel to the cult-classic horror filmThe Town That Dreaded Sundown.[26] The film was the directorial debut ofAlfonso Gomez-Rejon and was also released in 2014. In October 2014, FX greenlit a companion anthology series,American Crime Story, which Murphy and Falchuk executive produce. The series premiered on February 2, 2016.[27] Murphy, Falchuk and Brennan next co-created the comedy-horror seriesScream Queens, which premiered on Fox on September 22, 2015.[28] The series was cancelled after two seasons.[29][30] Murphy's next project, the drama anthology seriesFeud, premiered on FX in 2017. The first season focused on the rivalry betweenBette Davis andJoan Crawford on the set of their 1962 filmWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?.[31]
In 2018, Murphy co-created the police procedural drama9-1-1 and also served as its director, writer and executive producer.
With newcomerSteven Canals, Murphy and Falchuk launched a new series,Pose, set in theBall community in mid-1980sNew York City. Murphy had wanted to adapt and knock offParis Is Burning as a series[32] and Canals had been writing a script while at graduate school centered on a young African American teen madehomeless for being gay, who moved to New York with dreams of going to dance school and who became adopted by a House mother.[33] Joining Canals, Murphy and Falchuk in the writing room wereOur Lady J andJanet Mock, who Murphy also encouraged to direct an episode,[32] making her the first trans woman of colour to do so, as well as the first trans woman of colour in a TV series writing room.[32] The series premiered onFX on June 3, 2018, attracting critical acclaim.[34][35] The first season boasted the largest cast of transgender actors ever for a scripted network series, with over 50 transgender characters all played by trans actors.[36][37] On July 12, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2019.[38]
In May 2018, ahead of thePose premiere, Murphy announced that he would donate all of his profits from the series to charitable organizations working with LGBT people, tweeting different non-profits includingSylvia Rivera Law Project,[39]Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund,[40] andCallen-Lorde Community Health Center[41] tellingVariety that: "The thing that struck me in talking to so many of them, was how much they've struggled, how under attack they feel, how many of them find it difficult gettinghealthcare, and finding jobs. I just decided I need to do more than just making a show for this community. I want to reach out and help this community."[42]
In 2018,Netflix signed Murphy for a development deal with compensation of $300 million over a period of five years.[43][44] In September 2019,The Politician was released on Netflix to generally positive reviews. The series was nominated for twoGolden Globe Awards and renewed for a second season, which was released in mid-2020. Murphy then co-created the9-1-1 spin-off series9-1-1: Lone Star, which premiered on Fox in January 2020. In May 2020, Murphy's period miniseriesHollywood was released to mixed reviews. Murphy served as co-creator, writer and director for the series. In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQPride parade,Queerty named him among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people".[45][46] In 2021, Murphy wrote for and executive producedHalston, a miniseries about the designerHalston starringEwan McGregor.
Alongside his Glee co-creatorIan Brennan, Murphy co-created the true crime anthology seriesMonster (2022-present) for Netflix. Initially intended to be a ten-part limited series, the first season was titledDahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) and became one of the most-watched Netflix series of all-time.[47][48] The second season,Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, was released in September 2024.[49] Both seasons were met with commercial success but mixed reviews, with most critics criticizing the ethics of true crime media and Murphy's approach to the victims.[50]
In October 2015, Murphy received the Award of Inspiration fromamfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research for his contributions to TV and film as well as his work in the fight against AIDS.[51]
In 2017, Murphy launched the Half Initiative, which aims to make Hollywood more inclusive by creating equal opportunities for women and minorities behind the camera. Less than one year after launching Half, Ryan Murphy Television's director slate hired 60% women directors and 90% met its women and minority requirement. In conjunction with the hiring goals, he helped many people with the Initiative launched the Half-Director Mentorship Program in which every director on every Ryan Murphy Television production mentors emerging women and minority directors through pre-production and post-production along with offering a significant stipend for their commitment. Filmmaker Kristin Fairweather, the first recipient of a HALF award, described her experience in an interview with Screen Comment's Rudy Cecera.[52]
Murphy has created and produced various unsuccessful television pilots.The WB's sitcom pilotSt. Sass, starringDelta Burke andHeather Matarazzo, was not picked up. In 2008, Murphy wrote and directed theFX pilotPretty/Handsome, which also was not picked up.[53] By April 2013,HBO had given a pilot order for Murphy's sexuality dramaOpen, which began filming in late 2013.[54] By September 2014, HBO had opted not to proceed to series.[55]
Murphy also had several films in development:Dirty Tricks, a political comedy based on the play by John Jeter,[56]One Hit Wonders, a musical comedy,[57] and a sequel toThe Normal Heart.[58] He was also courted by studios to direct film versions of theBroadway musicalsThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,Wicked, andAnnie.[59]
In 2014, Murphy was developing a feature film of the life of reclusive heiressHuguette Clark, based on the best-selling bookEmpty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune.[60] In 2018, Murphy was developing aMeTooanthology series calledConsent.[2] In 2019, Murphy was developing a 10-part miniseries adaptation ofA Chorus Line and a biopic on the actressMarlene Dietrich starringJessica Lange forNetflix.[1] There have been no development on these projects since their announcement.
In 2020,Rob Lowe revealed viaInstagram that he was in discussions with Murphy to playJoe Exotic in a scripted adaptation ofTiger King.[61]
While Murphy grew up in aCatholic household, he is “done with the Church", having left it; however, he still occasionally goes to church.[5][62] He serves on the National Advisory Board ofYoung Storytellers. He once owned a house designed by renownedmid-century modern architectCarl Maston.[63]
In an interview about his showPose, which is set in 1987, during the height of theinitial AIDS crisis, Murphy described his concern about contractingHIV while at college, getting tested frequently even when celibate.[64]
Murphy has been married tophotographer David Miller since July 2012.[65] They have three sons born viasurrogacy.[66]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Furies | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Eat Pray Love | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | No | No | Yes | Documentary concert film |
| 2014 | The Town That Dreaded Sundown | No | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Circus of Books | No | No | Yes | Documentary |
| A Secret Love | No | No | Yes | Documentary | |
| The Boys in the Band | No | No | Yes | ||
| The Prom | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| 2021 | Pray Away | No | No | Yes | Documentary |
| 2022 | Mr. Harrigan's Phone | No | No | Yes |
Numbers in directing and writing credits refer to number of episodes.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | ||||
| 1999–2001 | Popular | Yes | Yes (2) | Yes (17) | Yes | The WB | |
| 2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | Yes | Yes (8) | Yes (24) | Yes | FX | |
| 2009–2015 | Glee | Yes | Yes (8) | Yes (31) | Yes | Fox | |
| 2011–present | American Horror Story | Yes | Yes (3) | Yes (19) | Yes | FX | Anthology |
| 2012–2013 | The New Normal | Yes | Yes (4) | Yes (5) | Yes | NBC | |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | No | Yes | No | Yes | HBO | TV movie |
| 2015–2016 | Scream Queens | Yes | Yes (1) | Yes (8) | Yes | Fox | |
| 2016–present | American Crime Story | No | Yes (7) | No | Yes | FX | Anthology |
| 2017–present | Feud | Yes | Yes (3) | Yes (2) | Yes | ||
| 2018–present | 9-1-1 | Yes | No | Yes (3) | Yes | Fox/ABC | |
| 2018–2021 | Pose | Yes | Yes (3) | Yes (7) | Yes | FX | |
| 2019–2020 | The Politician | Yes | Yes (1) | Yes (7) | Yes | Netflix | |
| 2020–2025 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Yes | No | Yes (1) | Yes | Fox | |
| 2020 | Hollywood | Yes | Yes (1) | Yes (6) | Yes | Netflix | Miniseries |
| Ratched | Yes | Yes (2) | No | Yes | |||
| 2021 | Halston | No | No | Yes (4) | Yes | Miniseries | |
| 2021–present | American Horror Stories | Yes | No | Yes (2) | Yes | FX on Hulu | Anthology |
| 2022–present | Monster | Yes | No | Yes (4) | Yes | Netflix | |
| The Watcher | Yes | Yes (2) | Yes (6) | Yes | |||
| 2024–present | American Sports Story | No | No | No | Yes | FX | Anthology |
| Grotesquerie | Yes | Yes (1) | Yes (10) | Yes | Horror | ||
| Doctor Odyssey | Yes | No | Yes (1) | Yes | ABC | Medical | |
| 2025 | Mid-Century Modern | No | No | No | Yes | Hulu | Sitcom |
| All's Fair | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Legal drama[67][68][69] | ||
| 9-1-1: Nashville | TBA | TBA | TBA | Yes | ABC | ||
| TBA | The Beauty | TBA | TBA | TBA | Yes | FX | Body Horror |
| American Love Story | TBA | TBA | TBA | Yes | Romantic Drama | ||
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | St. Sass | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Open | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | The Glee Project | No | Executive | Reality series |
| 2014 | American Horror Story Freak Show: Extra-Ordinary-Artists | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson – American Crime Story | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | Inside Look: Feud – Bette and Joan | No | Executive | |
| 2017–18 | Inside Look: The Assassination of Gianni Versace – American Crime Story | No | Executive | |
| 2022 | The Andy Warhol Diaries | No | Executive | Limiteddocuseries[70] |
Murphy has won twoBritish Academy Television Awards as a producer.[71][72]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best International Programme | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won |
| 2023 | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Won |
TheDorian Awards are given by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and are named in homage toThe Picture of Dorian Gray authorOscar Wilde. This truncated list only includes Murphy's individual Dorian nominations and wins. Many of his productions, such asAmerican Horror Story: Asylum,Feud: Bette And Joan,Glee and Pose, have also been honored by the group.[73][74][75][76]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wilde Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| 2015 | TV Director of the Year | The Normal Heart | Nominated |
| 2019 | Wilde Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| 2020 | Wilde Artist of the Decade | — | Nominated |
Murphy has won 6Primetime Emmy Awards out of 38 nominations[77] as a producer, writer and director.
TheGolden Globe Awards are awarded annually by theHollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film, both American and international, and American television. Murphy has won one award as a producer.[78]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Miniseries or Television Film | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Normal Heart | Nominated | |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Nominated | |
| 2017 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won | |
| 2018 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Nominated | |
| Carol Burnett Award | — | Honoured[79] | |
| 2025 | Best Miniseries or Television Film | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | Nominated |
TheGrammy Awards are awarded annually by theNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Murphy has been nominated for two awards as a producer.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Visual Media | Glee: The Music, Volume 1 | Nominated |
| 2012 | Glee: The Music, Volume 4 | Nominated |
Murphy has won oneTony Award out of two nominations as a producer.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best Revival of a Play | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Boys in the Band | Won |
Throughout Murphy's various film and television projects, he had worked with various actors and actresses repeatedly. This includesJessica Lange,Gwyneth Paltrow,Niecy Nash-Betts,Sarah Paulson,Evan Peters,Nathan Lane,Leslie Grossman,Kathy Bates,Angela Bassett,Darren Criss,Matt Bomer,Patti LuPone,Billie Lourd,John Stamos, andNaomi Watts among many others. Sarah Paulson has appeared the most frequently in 6 different television projects while Matt Bomer, Leslie Grossman, and Niecy Nash-Betts have all appeared in 5.
Note the table below only lists frequent collaborators from Murphy's television series, with several actors listed also appearing in his films.
Work Actor | Popular (1999–2001) | Nip/Tuck (2003–2010) | Glee (2009–2015) | American Horror Story (2011–present) | The New Normal (2012–2013) | Scream Queens (2015–2016) | American Crime Story (2016–present) | Feud (2017–present) | 9-1-1 (2018–present) | Pose (2018–2021) | The Politician (2019–2020) | 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present) | Hollywood (2020) | Ratched (2020) | Halston (2021) | American Horror Stories (2021–present) | Monster (2022–present) | The Watcher (2022–present) | American Sports Story (2024–present) | Grotesquerie (2024–present) | Doctor Odyssey (2024-present) | Mid-Century Modern (2025) | All's Fair (Forthcoming) | The Beauty (Forthcoming) | American Love Story (Forthcoming) | Total roles(in different shows) |
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| Max Adler | Does not appear | Dave Karofsky | Does not appear | Sam | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dianna Agron | Does not appear | Quinn Fabray | Does not appear | Katherine Massey | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Allen | Does not appear | Rosie[a] | Does not appear | Marcy Nash | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Artist | Does not appear | Jake Puckerman | Todd Connors[b] | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jennifer Aspen | Does not appear | Kendra Giardi | Does not appear | Mandy Greenwell | Does not appear | Lorraine | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ashlie Atkinson | Does not appear | Susan Pratt[c] | Does not appear | Juanita Broaddrick[d] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Barron | Does not appear | Katie | Does not appear | Shayanna Jenkins | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Angela Bassett | Does not appear | Marie Laveau[e][f] Desiree Dupree[g] Ramona Royale[h] Monet Tumusiime[b] | Does not appear | Athena Grant | Does not appear | Athena Grant | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kathy Bates | Does not appear | MadameDelphine LaLaurie[e][f] Ethel Darling[g] Iris Holloway[h] Agnes Mary Winstead[b] Ms. Miriam Mead[f] | Does not appear | Joan Blondell[i] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Willam Belli | Does not appear | Cherry Peck | Party guest | Does not appear | Nana Drag Queen | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sandra Bernhard | Does not appear | High Priestess Hannah Putt[f] Fran Levinsky[j] | Does not appear | Nurse Judy Kubrak | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Bibb | Brooke McQueen | Naomi Gaines | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angel Bismark Curiel | Does not appear | Lil Papi Evangelista | Does not appear | Finn | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Bomer | Does not appear | Cooper Anderson | Andy Stiles[g] Donovan Holloway[h] Crack'd Narrator[b] | Monty | Does not appear | Michael Winslow | Does not appear | Jerry Frank | Does not appear | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Brewer | Does not appear | Adelaide Langdon[k] Nan[e][f] Marjorie[g] Hedda[a] | Does not appear | Adelaide Langdon | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jon Jon Briones | Does not appear | Ariel Augustus[f] | Does not appear | Modesto Cunanan[l] | Does not appear | Dr. Richard Hanover | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connie Britton | Does not appear | Vivien Harmon[k][f] | Does not appear | Faye Resnick[m] | Does not appear | Abby Clark | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Casey Thomas Brown | Does not appear | Hans Henkes[j] | Does not appear | Jordan | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cocoa Brown | Does not appear | Jeanette "Queen B" Harris[m] | Does not appear | Carla Price | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chad Buchanan | Does not appear | Stu[f] | Does not appear | Rory | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Burgess | Does not appear | Phil Devlin[f] Hamish Moss[c] | Does not appear | Victor Buono[i] | Does not appear | Dave Sheffield | Does not appear | John Wayne Gacy[n] | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dyllón Burnside | Does not appear | Ricky Evangelista | Does not appear | James Malcolm | Ronald Flowers[n] | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney B. Vance | Does not appear | Johnnie Cochran[m] | Does not appear | Marshall Tryon | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Carver | Does not appear | Adam Carpenter[j] | Does not appear | Huck Finnigan | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Alexander Chavez | Does not appear | Lyle Menendez[o] | Does not appear | Dr. Charlie Mayhew | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Choi | Does not appear | Dr. Wu | Does not appear | Lance Ito[m] | Does not appear | Howie Han | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jennifer Coolidge | Does not appear | Candy Richards | Whitney S. Pierce | Does not appear | Karen Calhoun | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frances Conroy | Does not appear | Jane Fields | Does not appear | Moira O'Hara[k][f] Shachath[p] Myrtle Snow[e][f] Gloria Mott[g] Mama Polk[b] Bebe Babbitt[a] Belle Noir[q] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Corenswet | Does not appear | River Barkley | Does not appear | Jack Castello | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Cosnett | Does not appear | Julian Enes | Does not appear | Corey | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Cowperthwaite | Does not appear | Speedwagon[a] | Does not appear | Charlie Wyatt | Steven Hicks[n] | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Criss | Does not appear | Blaine Anderson | Justin[h] | Does not appear | Andrew Cunanan[l] | Does not appear | Raymond Ainsley | Does not appear | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earlene Davis | Does not appear | Andrea Carmichael | Does not appear | Agnes Moorehead[i] | Entitled Woman | Does not appear | Sharon[o] | Does not appear | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Judy Davis | Does not appear | Hedda Hopper[i] | Does not appear | Nurse Betsy Buckett | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebecca Dayan | Does not appear | Maria Wycoff[q] Alana Delarue[j] | Does not appear | Elsa Peretti | Dr. Enid Perle | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loretta Devine | Does not appear | Sister Mary Constance | Does not appear | Jill Manafort | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vincent D'Onofrio | Does not appear | Governor George Wilburn | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Dreyfuss | Does not appear | Maddison McCarthy | Does not appear | McAfee Westbrook | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Noma Dumezweni | Does not appear | Tasha Jackson | Does not appear | Theodora Birch | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiffany Dupont | Does not appear | Ali Martin | Does not appear | Addy Gantz | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Earl | Does not appear | Azimio Adams | Does not appear | Chamberlain Jackson | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Christine Ebersole | Does not appear | Anna Leigh Leighton[e] | Does not appear | Bobbi | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Eichner | Does not appear | Harrison Wilton[a] Tex Watson[a] Brock[f] Mutt Nutter[f] | Does not appear | Matt Drudge[d] | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christine Estabrook | Does not appear | Sheila Carlton | Does not appear | Marcy the Realtor[k][h] | Does not appear | Gloria Wagner | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cody Fern | Does not appear | Michael Langdon[f] Xavier Plympton[r] Valiant Thor[q] | Does not appear | David Madson[l] | Does not appear | Stan Vogel Thomas Browne | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Celia Finkelstein | Does not appear | Nurse Gladys[k][f] | Does not appear | Nurse Gladys | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colby French | Does not appear | Wilson Fisher[b] | Does not appear | Det. Andy Marks | Does not appear | Det. Patrick Kennedy[n] | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seth Gabel | Does not appear | Jeffrey Dahmer[h] | Does not appear | Pastor Walter Guy Brubaker | Does not appear | Andrew Pierce | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Garber | Does not appear | Mr. Schuester | Does not appear | David Woodrow Randolph | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaia Gerber | Does not appear | Kendall Carr[q] | Does not appear | Ruby McDaniel | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gina Gershon | Does not appear | Pam Anderson | Does not appear | Lenore Laurent | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tavi Gevinson | Does not appear | Cora[c] | Does not appear | Feather McCarthy | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jessalyn Gilsig | Does not appear | Gina Russo | Terri Schuester | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | Does not appear | Dominic Banks[b] | Does not appear | O. J. Simpson[m] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Raven Goodwin | Does not appear | Sheila | Does not appear | Merritt Tryon | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Max Greenfield | Does not appear | Gabriel[h] | Does not appear | Ronnie Holston[l] | Does not appear | Bryce Taylor | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nico Greetham | Does not appear | Vocal Adrenaline | Cal Cambon[q] | Does not appear | Zinn Paul | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Grossman | Mary Cherry | Bliss Berger | Does not appear | Meadow Wilton[a] Patricia Krenwinkel[a] Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt[f] Margaret Booth[r] Ursula Khan[q] Calico[q] Barbara Read[j] Ashleigh[c] | Melissa | Does not appear | Judalon Smyth[o] | Does not appear | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Naomi Grossman | Does not appear | Pepper[p][g] Samantha Crowe[f] | Does not appear | Rabid Ruth | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grace Gummer | Does not appear | Mille Bishop[e] Penny Nelson[g] Margaret Alcott[c] | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | Caroline Kennedy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Harrier | Does not appear | Camille Washington | Does not appear | Vivian Montgomery | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harriet Sansom Harris | Does not appear | Madelyn Lurch[f] | Does not appear | Eleanor Roosevelt | Ingrid Blix | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Patrick Harris | Does not appear | Bryan Ryan | Chester Creb[g] | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sophie von Haselberg | Does not appear | Mary I of England[c] | Does not appear | Linda Elwell[d] | Does not appear | Syd | Does not appear | Renee | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colton Haynes | Does not appear | Det. Jack Samuels[a] | Does not appear | Tyler | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Hiller | Does not appear | Mr. Gideon Whitely[j] | Does not appear | Mr. Elijah Nevins Niles Taylor | Does not appear | The Therapist | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Hoag | Does not appear | Margot | Roberta | Does not appear | Agatha Bean | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Hoffman | Does not appear | Frances Bartholomew | Does not appear | Mamacita[i] | Does not appear | Sherry Dougal | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Hollander | Does not appear | Truman Capote[s] | Does not appear | Alfred Hitchcock[t] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsay Hollister | Big Bertha Muffin | Nanette Babcock | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cheyenne Jackson | Does not appear | Dustin Goolsby | Will Drake[h] Sidney Aaron James[b] Dr. Vincent Anderson[a] John Henry Moore[f] | Does not appear | Brian | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dominique Jackson | Does not appear | Elektra Evangelista | Does not appear | Bloody Mary | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris Jackson | Does not appear | Maya | Does not appear | Vanessa | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryce Johnson | Josh Ford | Corporal Oliver Brandt | Cody Tolentino | Neil Armstrong[q] | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dot-Marie Jones | Does not appear | Tess | Sheldon Beiste | Butchy May[a] Trooper Jan Remy[q] | Does not appear | Patty | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Kardashian | Does not appear | Siobhan Corbyn[c] | Does not appear | Allura Grant | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kind | Does not appear | Mr. Rifkin | Does not appear | Mitch | Does not appear | Caroll Mintz | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michelle Krusiec | Exquisite Woo | Does not appear | Anna May Wong | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Briana Lane | Does not appear | Jess[r] Dr. Richards[q] | Clea | Does not appear | Storm | Does not appear | Pastor Nicole | Does not appear | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Lane | Does not appear | F. Lee Bailey[m] | Does not appear | Dominick Dunne[o] | Does not appear | Bunny Schneiderman | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jessica Lange | Does not appear | Constance Langdon[k][f] Sister Jude Martin[p] Fiona Goode[e] Elsa Mars[g] | Does not appear | Joan Crawford[i] Lillie Mae Faulk[s] | Does not appear | Dusty Jackson | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NeNe Leakes | Does not appear | Roz Washington | Does not appear | Rocky Rhoades | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Judith Light | Does not appear | Marilyn Miglin[l] Susan Carpenter-McMillan[d] | Does not appear | Dede Standish | Does not appear | Virginia Mellon | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Billie Lourd | Does not appear | Winter Anderson[a] Linda Kasabian[a] Mallory[f] Montana Duke[r] Dr. Leslie "Lark" Feldman[q] Dr. Hannah Wells[j] Ashley[c] | Does not appear | Chanel #3 | Does not appear | Liv Whitley | Does not appear | Becca Frank | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patti LuPone | Does not appear | Herself | Joan Ramsey[e] Kathy Pizzaz[j] | Does not appear | Frederica Norman | Does not appear | Avis Amberg | Does not appear | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jane Lynch | Suzi Klein | Does not appear | Sue Sylvester | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carroll Lynch | Does not appear | Twisty the Clown[g][a] John Wayne Gacy[h] Benjamin Richter[r] | Does not appear | Larry Bitterman | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Mantello | Does not appear | Gino Barelli[j] | Does not appear | Jack Dunphy | Does not appear | Dick Samuels | Does not appear | John Graff | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kate Mara | Does not appear | Vanessa Bartholomew | Does not appear | Hayden McClaine[k] | Does not appear | Patty Bowes | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Martin | Does not appear | David Martinez | Does not appear | Antonio D'Amico[l] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Margo Martindale | Does not appear | Lucianne Goldberg[d] | Does not appear | Mo | Does not appear | Ellen Parsons | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan McDermott | Does not appear | Dr. Ben Harmon[k][f] Johnny Morgan[p] Bruce[r] | Does not appear | Theo Klein | Does not appear | Ernie West | Does not appear | Dr. Ben Harmon | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Neal McDonough | Does not appear | Dwight D. Eisenhower[q] | Does not appear | Sergeant Ty O'Brien | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin McHale | Does not appear | Artie Abrams | Does not appear | Barry | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Melton | Does not appear | Model | Danny Wu[h] | Does not appear | Wyatt | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lea Michele | Does not appear | Rachel Berry | Does not appear | Hester Ulrich | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Debra Monk | Does not appear | Mrs. Schuester | Virginia Harding[c] | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Morosini | Does not appear | Bob Kinnaman[b] R.J.[a] | Does not appear | Bart[i] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Morrison | Does not appear | Will Schuester | Trevor Kirchner[r] | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Niecy Nash-Betts | Ms. Wilson | Does not appear | Denise Hempfield | Does not appear | Glenda Cleveland[n] | Does not appear | Det. Lois Tryon | Does not appear | Emerald Green | Does not appear | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Nouri | Does not appear | Norman Blachford[l] | Does not appear | Roger Kaplan | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denis O'Hare | Does not appear | Larry Harvey[k] Otis Spalding Van Wirt[e] Stanley[g] Liz Taylor[h] William van Henderson[b] Holden Vaughn[q] Dr. Andrew Hill[c] | Does not appear | Samuel Van Wirt | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike O'Malley | Does not appear | Burt Hummel | Does not appear | Dr. Rodney Prescott | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cheri Oteri | Does not appear | Carla | Sheila Baumgartner | Does not appear | Denise Buckley | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chord Overstreet | Does not appear | Sam Evans | Does not appear | Syphilis Sam | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hudson Oz | Does not appear | Jimmy Woodward[s] | Does not appear | Liam | Does not appear | Dr. Joseph Ritter | Eric Colby | Does not appear | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Does not appear | Holly Holliday | Does not appear | Abby | Does not appear | Georgina Hobart | Does not appear | Daphne | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Paulson | Does not appear | Agatha Ripp | Does not appear | Billie Dean Howard[k][h][f] Lana Winters[p][b] Cordelia Goode[e][f] Bette and Dot Tattler[g] Sally McKenna[h] Audrey Tindall[b] Ally Mayfair-Richards[a] Susan Atkins[a] Ms. Wilhelmina Venable[f] Tuberculosis Karen[q] Mamie Eisenhower[q] | Does not appear | Marcia Clark[m] Linda Tripp[d] | Geraldine Page[i] | Does not appear | Nurse Ratched | Does not appear | Carrington Lane | Does not appear | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Evan Peters | Does not appear | Tate Langdon[k][f] Kit Walker[p] Kyle Spencer[e] Jimmy Darling[g] James Patrick March[h][f] Rory Monahan[b] Kai Anderson[a] Malcolm Gallant[f] Jeff Pfister[f] Austin Sommers[q] | Does not appear | Stan Bowes | Does not appear | Jeffrey Dahmer[n] | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Pittu | Does not appear | Norman[s] | Does not appear | Joe Eula | Aaron | Does not appear | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Kay Place | Does not appear | Colleen Collins | Does not appear | Theresa Blake | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Platt | Does not appear | Payton Hobart | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Pope | Does not appear | Christopher | Does not appear | Archie Coleman | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adina Porter | Does not appear | Mrs. Delaney | Sally Freeman[k] Lee Harris[b] Beverly Hope[a] Dinah Stevens[f] Chief Burleson[q] | Does not appear | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Porter | Does not appear | Behold Chablis[f] | Does not appear | Pray Tell | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lily Rabe | Does not appear | Lanie Ainge | Does not appear | Nora Montgomery[k] Sister Mary Eunice McKee[p][g] Misty Day[e][f] Aileen Wuornos[h] Shelby Miller[b] Lavinina Richter[r] Doris Gardner[q] Amelia Earhart[q] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Rannells | Does not appear | Himself | Does not appear | Bryan Collins | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Molly Ringwald | Does not appear | Joanne Carson[s] | Does not appear | Shari Dahmer[n] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Emma Roberts | Does not appear | Madison Montgomery[e][f] Maggie Esmerelda[g] Serena Belinda[a] Brooke Thompson[r] Anna Victoria Alcott[c] | Does not appear | Chanel Oberlin | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michaela Jaé Rodriguez | Does not appear | Nicolette Smith[c] | Does not appear | Blanca Rodriguez | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Romy Rosemont | Does not appear | Libby Zucker | Carole Hudson-Hummel | Does not appear | Jill Shively[m] | Does not appear | Lola Peterson | Does not appear | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Angelica Ross | Does not appear | Dr. Donna Chambers[r] The Chemist[q] Theta[q] | Does not appear | Candy Ferocity | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronen Rubinstein | Does not appear | Tyler Kennedy "TK" Strand | Does not appear | Matt Webb | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skyler Samuels | Does not appear | Bonnie Lipton[g] | Does not appear | Grace Gardner | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Santana | Does not appear | Pavel | Does not appear | Tony Tessa[o] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Julia Schlaepfer | Does not appear | Alice Charles | Does not appear | Celeste | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Riley Schmidt | Does not appear | Rubber Man[k][f] Orderly[r] | Does not appear | Red Devil Zak the Pizza Guy Green Meanie | Does not appear | Harrison Meeks | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Schwarzenegger | Does not appear | Thad Radwell | Does not appear | Tim Tebow | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teddy Sears | Does not appear | Patrick[k] | Does not appear | James A. Fisher[d] | Does not appear | William Ward | Does not appear | Jeffrey | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chloë Sevigny | Does not appear | Shelley[p] Dr. Alex Lowe[h] | Does not appear | C. Z. Guest[s] | Does not appear | Kitty Menendez[o] | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brooke Shields | Does not appear | Faith Wolper | Does not appear | Dr. Scarlett Lovin | Does not appear | Dr. Kara Sanford | Does not appear | TBA | Does not appear | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabourey Sidibe | Does not appear | Queenie[e][h][f] Regina Ross[g] | Does not appear | Jaslyn Taylor | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooke Smith | Does not appear | Dr. Gardner[p] | Does not appear | Det. Gale Hanover | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alisha Soper | Does not appear | Marilyn Monroe[q] | Does not appear | Marilyn Monroe[i] | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mira Sorvino | Does not appear | Marcia Lewis[d] | Does not appear | Jeanne Crandall | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June Squibb | Does not appear | Maggie Banks | Does not appear | Grams | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stamos | Does not appear | Carl Howell | Does not appear | Brice | Brock Holt | Does not appear | Craig Massey | Does not appear | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dijon Talton | Does not appear | Matt Rutherford | Does not appear | Officer Chambers[m] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Tarbuck | Does not appear | Mrs. Declan | Nancy Bletheim | Mother Superior Claudia[p] | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Russell Tovey | Does not appear | Det. Patrick Read[j] | Does not appear | John O'Shea[s] | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Turpel | Does not appear | Freddie | Does not appear | Donovan Goodreau[o] | Does not appear | Connor | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Does not appear | Angus T. Jefferson[g] | Does not appear | Al Cowlings[m] | Does not appear | Amir Casey | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Benjamin Washington | Does not appear | Tracy Pendergrass | Does not appear | Trevor Briggs | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Naomi Watts | Does not appear | Babe Paley | Does not appear | Nora Brannock | Does not appear | Liberty Ronson | Does not appear | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robin Weigert | Does not appear | Cynthia Potter[p] Mama Polk[b] Martha Edwards[q] | Does not appear | Andi Mueller | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rumer Willis | Does not appear | Georgia | Does not appear | Josie | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finn Wittrock | Does not appear | Dandy Mott[g] Tristan Duffy[h] Rudolph Valentino[h] Jether Polk[b] Bobby Richter II[r] Harry Gardner[q] | Does not appear | Jeffery Trail[l] | Does not appear | Edmund Tolleson | Does not appear | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Wright | Does not appear | Pauline Jameson[i] Pamela Harriman[s] | Does not appear | Ms. Roswell | Does not appear | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
