Award-Winning Writer, Actor and Producer, Netflix's Special
Ryan O'Connell: Biography at a Glance
- Ryan O’Connell is an Emmy-nominated and Writers Guild Award-winning creator, writer, and star of Special, a Netflix series that explores his personal experiences as a gay man with cerebral palsy.
- As both a writer and actor, O'Connell continues to break barriers in Hollywood, starring in and producing inclusive content, including the Queer As Folk reboot.
- O’Connell is a celebrated author of I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves and Just By Looking At Him, where he candidly shares his unique perspective on living with a disability, reinforcing his position as a thought leader in disability inclusion.
- Additionally, O’Connell served as the Editor of Thought Catalog and has contributed to Vice, BuzzFeed, and numerous other publications.
- With projects that continue to challenge stereotypes about disability, O'Connell is at the forefront of pushing for authentic representation of people with disabilities in entertainment.
Biography
Ryan O’Connell is most known for creating Special, a four-time Emmy-nominated and Writers Guild Award-winning short-form series on Netflix, which he wrote, starred in, and executive produced for two seasons. O’Connell also received a Special Recognition Award from GLAAD Award and a Visibility Award from the HRC. Special, which is also executive produced by Jim Parsons, is loosely based on O’Connell’s own upbringing and experience as a gay man navigating the world with cerebral palsy. Most recently, O’Connell was a Co-Executive Producer and star of the Queer As Folk reboot, which premiered on Peacock. He previously worked on the writing staff on NBC’s revival of Will & Grace, MTV’s Awkward, and Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club. He is also currently developing the TV adaptation of the DeuxMoi book, Anon Pls, for Max along with Diablo Cody and Berlanti Productions, and recently developed a series at Netflix with Sugar 23. O’Connell is also an accomplished, sought-after author and his voice is both refreshing and unique. He is the author of I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, part-memoir, part-manifesto which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015 to widespread praise. O’Connell’s debut novel Just By Looking At Him was published by Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. He is set to write, direct, produce, and star in the film adaptation with FilmNation and Berlanti. O’Connell will be releasing a new essay collection through St. Martin’s Press, and has a new play with Wessex Grove entitled Inspiration Porn.
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