Biography
Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France by Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2000 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2000 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1995 · nominated
Filmography31 titles
The Shawshank Redemption
Stranger Things
The Green Mile
The Shield
The Walking Dead
Tales from the Crypt
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Raines
Entourage
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Collateral
King on Screen
The Director's Chair
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
The Mist
King Kong
Mob City
The Majestic
The Blob
Buried Alive
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
The Salton Sea
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Frankenstein
Vampires
The Shining
Crimes of Passion
Trancers
The Seduction
Hell Night
Black Cat Run