The Shards

Igby Rigney stars as “Bret Ellis,” an aspiring writer. Ambitious, dazzlingly intelligent and prone to exaggeration and embellishment. Eager for liberation from the expectations of his milieu, but more terrified than he'd admit about the realities of the adult world. He suspects the new kid might be a serial killer and will risk everything—his friends, his reputation, even his life—to prove it.

Career Highlights

Prior to taking on the starring role of Bret Ellis in FX’s “The Shards,” Igby Rigney starred in Mike Flanagan’s Netflix horror series “The Midnight Club.” &nbsp;Based on the works of Christopher Pike, “The Midnight Club” was Flanagan’s first YA series for the streamer and centered on a group of young patients in hospice who come together and tell sinister stories. A Flanagan series regular, he also appeared in Netflix’s “Midnight Mass.”Rigney began acting as a teenager in small theaters throughout New York City. He graduated from high school and college early to focus on acting and writing music, attending multiple acting programs in New York, including The Neighborhood Playhouse. &nbsp;Soon after, he kicked off his film and television career with roles in “The Fast and the Furious: F9” and “Blue Bloods.” Born and raised in upstate New York, Rigney currently resides in Los Angeles.

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An aspiring writer. Ambitious, dazzlingly intelligent and prone to exaggeration and embellishment.

FX's The Shards Igby Rigney as Bret Easton Ellis wearing a sportswear jacket with purple background.

Igby Rigney as Bret Ellis | FX's The Shards

The Shards

Igby Rigney

Career Highlights

Kaia Gerber
as Susan Reynolds

Homer Gere
as Robert Mallory

Hayes Warner
as Debbie Schaffer

Igby Rigney as Bret Ellis | FX's The Shards

Igby Rigney

Homer Gereas Robert Mallory

Hayes Warneras Debbie Schaffer

Homer Gere
as Robert Mallory

Hayes Warner
as Debbie Schaffer