Personal Info
Birthday
January 28, 1959
Place of Birth
Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Known For
Directing
Frank Darabont
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.
Directed Movies (12)
8.6
Stranger Things
TV Series2016
6.8
Mob City
TV Series2013
8.1
The Walking Dead
TV Series2010
6.9
The Mist
Movie2007
7.5
Raines
TV Series2007
8.2
The Shield
TV Series2002
6.8
The Majestic
Movie2001
8.5
The Green Mile
Movie1999
8.7
The Shawshank Redemption
Movie1994
No Backdrop
7.7
Nightshift Collection
Movie1994
6.7
Buried Alive
Movie1990
5.6
The Woman in the Room
Movie1983
Acting Filmography (31)
8.5
The Thing Expanded
Movie2026
7.3
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Movie2026
7.0
King on Screen
Movie2023
No Backdrop
0.0
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
Movie2018
5.0
Walking the Mile
Movie2014
No Backdrop
7.0
The Director's Chair
TV Series2014
7.0
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Movie2013
6.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Movie2012
No Backdrop
7.3
Nightmare Factory
Movie2011
8.1
The Walking Dead
TV Series2010
9.1
The United Monster Talent Agency
Movie2010
No Backdrop
7.8
The Making of The Walking Dead
Movie2010
No Backdrop
6.5
Tales from the Script
Movie2009
8.0
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Movie2008
6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie2008
8.2
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Movie2008
No Backdrop
7.2
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
Movie2008
No Backdrop
4.8
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
Movie2008
7.8
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Movie2007
No Backdrop
5.7
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Movie2006
6.9
King Kong
Movie2005
No Backdrop
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie2005
7.7
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Movie2004
7.4
Entourage
TV Series2004
8.0
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Movie2003
8.4
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Movie2001
No Backdrop
6.8
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Movie1999
6.3
Vampires
Movie1998
6.3
The Shining
TV Series1997
No Backdrop
8.0
Stephen King's World of Horror
Movie1989
No Backdrop
6.1
Stephen King's World of Horror
Movie1986