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–present), 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 inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses".

Ryan Patrick Murphy (nacido el 9 de noviembre de 1965) es un escritor, director y productor de televisión estadounidense. Es mejor conocido por crear y producir varias series de televisión, incluidas Popular (1999–2001), Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–presente), Scream Queens (2015). –2016), American Crime Story (2016–presente), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–presente), The Politician (2019–2020), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020– presente), Ratched (2020-presente), American Horror Stories (2021-presente) y Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022). Murphy también dirigió la adaptación cinematográfica de 2006 de las memorias de Augusten Burroughs Running with Scissors , la adaptación cinematográfica de 2010 de las memorias de Elizabeth Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love , la adaptación cinematográfica de 2014 de la obra de Larry Kramer The Normal Heart y la adaptación cinematográfica de 2020 del musical El baile de graduación.

Murphy ha recibido seis premios Primetime Emmy de 36 nominaciones, un premio Tony de dos nominaciones y dos nominaciones a los premios Grammy. A menudo se le ha citado como "el hombre más poderoso" de la televisión moderna, incluido el hecho de haber firmado el acuerdo de desarrollo más grande en la historia de la televisión con Netflix. Murphy se destaca por haber creado un cambio en la narración inclusiva que "trajo personajes marginados a las masas".