Ian Brennan
Biography
Ian Brennan is an American screenwriter, director and actor who created the television shows Glee, Scream Queens, The Politician and Monster. Born in Mount Prospect, Illinois, he joined his high school show choir and studied theater at Loyola University Chicago, graduating in 2000, then acted in Chicago and New York, including off-Broadway plays. He wrote the first draft of Glee in 2005, originally imagining it as a film, and after his script reached Ryan Murphy it was reworked for television and picked up by Fox. Brennan wrote every episode of the first two seasons with Murphy and Brad Falchuk and shared two 2010 Writers Guild of America Award nominations. Glee ran six seasons, ending in 2015. He later created Scream Queens, which aired from 2015 to 2016, and in 2022 created the crime anthology Monster.
48years old
Turns 49 on April 23in 164 days
- Born Mount Prospect
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years2006 to 2014
Every film, newest first
- 2014CootiesIMDb rating 5.7
- 2009Little New YorkIMDb rating 5.9
- 2006Save the Last Dance 2IMDb rating 5.2
Genres
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Ian Brennan movies on Netflix
Cootiesas Vice Principal Simms
Little New Yorkas Tree Man
Save the Last Dance 2as Franz
Worked with
Ian Brennan made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Ethan Hawke1 film together, 2009
Ethan Hawke's page Little New York2009IMDb rating 5.9Brennan as Tree ManHawke as Sully Halverson
Seymour Cassel1 film together, 2009
Seymour Cassel's page Little New York2009IMDb rating 5.9Brennan as Tree ManCassel as Jasper Sabiano
Vincent D'Onofrio1 film together, 2009
Vincent D'Onofrio's page Little New York2009IMDb rating 5.9Brennan as Tree ManD'Onofrio as Parmie Tarzo
Elijah Wood1 film together, 2014
Elijah Wood's page Cooties2014IMDb rating 5.7Brennan as Vice Principal SimmsWood as Clint
Jacqueline Bisset1 film together, 2006
Jacqueline Bisset's page Save the Last Dance 22006IMDb rating 5.2Brennan as FranzBisset as Monique
Rainn Wilson1 film together, 2014
Rainn Wilson's page Cooties2014IMDb rating 5.7Brennan as Vice Principal SimmsWilson as Wade
Cary MurnionDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Cary Murnion Cooties2014IMDb rating 5.7Brennan as Vice Principal Simms
Jonathan MilottDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Jonathan Milott Cooties2014IMDb rating 5.7Brennan as Vice Principal Simms
David PetrarcaDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by David Petrarca Save the Last Dance 22006IMDb rating 5.2Brennan as Franz
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
