Biography
Tony Phelan is an American television writer, producer and director. He is married to writer and producer Joan Rater.
He began writing for series including Push, Nevada (2002) and Threat Matrix (2003). Phelan joined the writing staff of Grey's Anatomy (2005) at the start of its second season, where he wrote multiple episodes, served as producer and co-executive producer, and later directed fourteen episodes. With Rater, he co-created and executive produced Fire Country (2022) and Sheriff Country (2025), and the limited series A Small Light (2023). He has also directed episodes of Madam Secretary (2014) and other programmes.
For his work on Grey's Anatomy, Phelan received two Primetime Emmy nominations and Writers Guild of America nominations, including a shared win for Best New Series.
