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name: "Tony Phelan"
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roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "11 October 1963"
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# Tony Phelan

Director and writer. Born 11 October 1963 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 11 October 1963, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA

## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)

## Also known for

- *Madam Secretary* (2014), Writer, Director
- *Fire Country* (2022), Writer
- *A Small Light* (2023), Writer, Director
- *Sheriff Country* (2025), Writer, Story, Director

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