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Frank Darabont

Directing

Born: 1959-01-28
From: Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Gender: Male
Popularity: 2.2

Also Known As

Френк ДарабонтFrank A. DarabontArdeth Bey프랭크 다라본트فرانک دارابونتFrank Árpád DarabontFerenc Árpád DarabontDarabont Ferenc Árpád

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.

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Awards & Nominations0 won · 3 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

The Green Mile

2000
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Green Mile

2000
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Shawshank Redemption

1995

Acting31 titles

The United Monster Talent Agency
9.1
Movie

The United Monster Talent Agency

2010Comedy
The Thing Expanded
New9.0
Movie

The Thing Expanded

2026Documentary
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
8.4
Movie

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

2001Documentary
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
8.2
Movie

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

2008Documentary
The Walking Dead
8.1
Series

The Walking Dead

2010-2022Action
Stephen King's World of Horror
8.0
Movie

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989Documentary
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
8.0
Movie

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

2003Documentary
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
8.0
Movie

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

2008Documentary
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
8.0
Movie

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

2005Documentary
The Making of The Walking Dead
7.9
Movie

The Making of The Walking Dead

2010Documentary
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
7.8
Movie

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007Documentary
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
7.7
Movie

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

2004Documentary
Entourage
7.4
Series

Entourage

2004-2011Comedy
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
New7.3
Movie

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

2026Documentary
Nightmare Factory
7.2
Movie

Nightmare Factory

2011Documentary
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
7.2
Movie

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'

2008Documentary
King on Screen
7.0
Movie

King on Screen

2023Documentary
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
7.0
Movie

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013Documentary
The Director's Chair
7.0
Series

The Director's Chair

2014-2018Documentary
King Kong
6.9
Movie

King Kong

2005Action
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
6.8
Movie

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

1999Documentary
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
6.6
Movie

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008Documentary
Tales from the Script
6.5
Movie

Tales from the Script

2009Documentary
Vampires
6.3
Movie

Vampires

1998Action
The Shining
6.3
Series

The Shining

1997Sci-Fi
Stephen King's World of Horror
6.1
Movie

Stephen King's World of Horror

1986Documentary
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
5.7
Movie

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

2006Documentary
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
5.5
Movie

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

2012Documentary
Walking the Mile
5.0
Movie

Walking the Mile

2014Documentary
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
4.8
Movie

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

2008Documentary
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
0
Movie

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

2018Documentary

Directing12 titles

The Shawshank Redemption
8.7
Movie

The Shawshank Redemption

1994Drama
Stranger Things
8.6
Series

Stranger Things

2016-2025Action
The Green Mile
8.5
Movie

The Green Mile

1999Sci-Fi
The Shield
8.2
Series

The Shield

2002-2008Thriller
The Walking Dead
8.1
Series

The Walking Dead

2010-2022Action
Nightshift Collection
7.7
Movie

Nightshift Collection

1994Drama
Raines
7.5
Series

Raines

2007Thriller
The Mist
6.9
Movie

The Mist

2007Horror
The Majestic
6.8
Movie

The Majestic

2001Drama
Mob City
6.8
Series

Mob City

2013Drama
Buried Alive
6.7
Movie

Buried Alive

1990Thriller
The Woman in the Room
5.6
Movie

The Woman in the Room

1983Drama

Writing19 titles

The Shawshank Redemption
8.7
Movie

The Shawshank Redemption

1994Drama
The Green Mile
8.5
Movie

The Green Mile

1999Sci-Fi
The Walking Dead
8.1
Series

The Walking Dead

2010-2022Action
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
Series

Tales from the Crypt

1989-1996Comedy
The Mist
6.9
Movie

The Mist

2007Horror
The Blob
6.8
Movie

The Blob

1988Horror
Mob City
6.8
Series

Mob City

2013Drama
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.7
Movie

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987Horror
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5
Series

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992-1993Action
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
6.4
Movie

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994Drama
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
6.1
Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

1996Action
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
6.1
Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

1999Action
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
6.0
Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life

1999Action
The Fly II
5.7
Movie

The Fly II

1989Horror
The Woman in the Room
5.6
Movie

The Woman in the Room

1983Drama
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
5.6
Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

1999Action
Black Cat Run
5.2
Movie

Black Cat Run

1998Action
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
5.2
Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

1999Action
Two-Fisted Tales
5.1
Movie

Two-Fisted Tales

1992Action

Production10 titles

The Green Mile
8.5
Movie

The Green Mile

1999Sci-Fi
The Walking Dead
8.1
Series

The Walking Dead

2010-2022Action
Collateral
7.2
Movie

Collateral

2004Drama
The Mist
6.9
Movie

The Mist

2007Horror
The Majestic
6.8
Movie

The Majestic

2001Drama
Mob City
6.8
Series

Mob City

2013Drama
The Salton Sea
6.6
Movie

The Salton Sea

2002Thriller
Hell Night
5.5
Movie

Hell Night

1981Horror
Black Cat Run
5.2
Movie

Black Cat Run

1998Action
Walking the Mile
5.0
Movie

Walking the Mile

2014Documentary

Art2 titles

Crimes of Passion
6.3
Movie

Crimes of Passion

1984Thriller
Trancers
5.9
Movie

Trancers

1984Sci-Fi

Editing1 title

The Woman in the Room
5.6
Movie

The Woman in the Room

1983Drama

Crew6 titles

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
8.2
Movie

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

2008Documentary
The Walking Dead
8.1
Series

The Walking Dead

2010-2022Action
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
7.2
Movie

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'

2008Documentary
The Seduction
5.7
Movie

The Seduction

1982Thriller
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
4.8
Movie

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

2008Documentary
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
0
Movie

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

2018Documentary

Creator2 titles

The Walking Dead
8.1
Series

The Walking Dead

2010-2022Action
Mob City
6.8
Series

Mob City

2013Drama