Igby Rigney igby.rigney | #RyanMurphy knows how to spot Hollywood’s next wunderkind. After working with supernatural-loving writer/producer/director Mike Flanagan on ‘Midnight Mass’ and ‘The Midnight Club,’ #IgbyRigney, 23, is now the lead in Murphy’s theshardsfx, Hulu and FX’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel of the same name about a serial killer targeting rich, teenage Angelenos. Playing the character of Bret, Rigney shines alongside #KaiaGeber, #HomerGere, and Hayes Warner. He’s no stranger to a murder plotline: “My first job was on ‘Blue Bloods’—I was playing a kid suspected of killing his girlfriend.” Swipe for more of InStyle’s The #BreakthroughList2026 >>> Igby Rigney igby.rigney | Who do you think is about to have a breakthrough year?
Hayes Warner, Graham Campbell, and Homer Gere.

Who should play you in your biopic?
Walker Scobell. I think he’s a fantastic actor. It would be an honor to have him play me at some point. Blonde, blue eyes. We’re about the same age-ish. ...