Frank Darabont

Director

Born: January 28, 1959 (67 years old)

Place of birth: Montbéliard, Doubs, France

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.

Filmography (43)

• The United Monster Talent Agency (2010, ★ 9.1)
• Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007, ★ 7.8)
• Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001, ★ 8.3)
• The Walking Dead (2010, ★ 8.1)
• The Green Mile (1999, ★ 8.5)
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994, ★ 8.7)
• The Shield (2002, ★ 8.2)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989, ★ 8)
• Stranger Things (2016, ★ 8.6)
• Raines (2007, ★ 7.5)
• Tales from the Script (2009, ★ 6.5)
• King on Screen (2023, ★ 7)
• Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999, ★ 6.3)
• Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013, ★ 7)
• Nightmare Factory (2011, ★ 7.2)
• Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008, ★ 6.6)
• King Kong (2005, ★ 6.9)
• Entourage (2004, ★ 7.4)
• Vampires (1998, ★ 6.3)
• The Shining (1997, ★ 6.3)
• Collateral (2004, ★ 7.2)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987, ★ 6.7)
• The Mist (2007, ★ 6.9)
• The Majestic (2001, ★ 6.7)
• The Salton Sea (2002, ★ 6.6)
• The Blob (1988, ★ 6.8)
• Buried Alive (1990, ★ 6.7)
• The Fly II (1989, ★ 5.7)
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994, ★ 6.4)
• The Woman in the Room (1983, ★ 5.4)