Frank Darabont
Known for
Directing
Born
January 28, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Biography
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to 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.
Best known work
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Stranger Things
2016
The Green Mile
1999
The Walking Dead
2010
King Kong
2005
Collateral
2004
The Mist
2007
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
Vampires
1998Filmography
2026
The Thing Expandedas Self
2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
2023
King on Screenas Self
2018
2016
2014
Walking the Mileas Self, Executive Producer
2014
2013
2013
2012
2011
Nightmare Factoryas Self
2011
Clint Eastwood's Westas Self
2010
The Walking DeadTVas (uncredited) (1 episode), Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator, Author, Thanks
2010
The United Monster Talent Agencyas Director #1
2010
2009
Tales from the Scriptas Self
2008
2008
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'as Self, Thanks
2008
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'as Self, Thanks
2008
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artistas Self, Thanks
2008
2008
2007
2007
The MistScreenplay, Producer, Director