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Biography
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 television series Special for Netflix.
Filmography6 titles

The Baby-Sitters Club
2020Supervising Producer, Writer
2020Supervising Producer, Writer

Awkward.
2011Story, Writer
2011Story, Writer

Queer as Folk
2022as Julian
2022as Julian

Special
2019as Ryan Hayes
2019as Ryan Hayes

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
2009as Self - Guest

The View
1997as Self - Guest
1997as Self - Guest