Ryan O'Connell

Ryan O'Connell
Born (1986-09-02) September 2, 1986
EducationThe New School (BA)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • actor
  • activist
Known forSpecial

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.