Frank Darabont

Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987), ''The Blob'' (1988) and ''The Fly II'' (1989). As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), ''The Green Mile'' (1999), and ''The Mist'' (2007).

Darabont also developed and executive-produced the first season and first half of the second season of the AMC horror series ''The Walking Dead'' (2010–2011). Provided by Wikipedia