
Actor
Ryan O'Connell
Ryan O'Connell is credited on 2 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Special and Queer as Folk.
Born September 2, 1986.
Filmography · 2 titles
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About Ryan O'Connell
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.
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