American Horror Story is a television series.
American Horror Story . Described as an anthology series , each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries , following a disparate set of characters and settings , and a storyline with its own `` beginning , middle , and end . '' The only actors to appear in all iterations of the show so far are Evan Peters , Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe . Evan Peters . He is known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story , of which he has been a main cast member since its debut in 2011 , and his role as the mutant Quicksilver in the superhero films X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . Kathy Bates . Bates ' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations , two of which were for her starring role on the television series Harry 's Law , and most recently a win for her highly praised appearance in the third season of FX horror-thriller series American Horror Story , where she portrayed the real life socialite Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie .