Directing · Montbéliard, Doubs, France · Born January 28, 1959
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.
MovieThe Thing Expanded
2026
as Self
MovieOne Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
as Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 5
MovieKing on Screen
2023
as Self
MovieLight in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
as Self
MovieWalking the Mile
2014
as Self
TVThe Director's Chair
2014
as Self
MovieDrew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
as Self
MovieFear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
as Self
MovieNightmare Factory
2011
as Self
Clint Eastwood's West
2011
as Self
TVThe Walking Dead
2010
as (uncredited)
MovieThe United Monster Talent Agency
2010
as Director #1
MovieThe Making of The Walking Dead
2010
as Self
MovieTales from the Script
2009
as Self
MovieRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self
MovieFantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
MovieWhen Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
MovieDrew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008
as Self
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008
as Self
MovieMonsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008
as Himself
MovieDangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
MovieRecreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
MovieKing Kong
2005
as Biplane Gunner (uncredited)
MovieRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
as Self
MovieMade Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
as Self
TVEntourage
2004
as Frank Darabont
MovieIrreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
as Himself
MovieShawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - Writer / Director
MovieStephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
as Self
MovieVampires
1998
as Man with Buick
TVThe Shining
1997
as Living Room Ghost
MovieStephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
MovieStephen King's World of Horror
1986
as Self
