Ryan O'Connell

Bio

Ryan O’Connell is an American writer, actor, director, comedian, LGBTQ activist, and disability advocate. He is known for his 2015 memoir, I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, about his life as a gay man with cerebral palsy, which he adapted into the television series Special for Netflix, which premiered in April 2019. He has also worked as a television writer on shows such as Awkward, Daytime Divas, Will & Grace, and the forthcoming reboot of Beverly Hills 90210.