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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-04-08 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Craig Mazin

Biography:

Craig Mazin (born 1971) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and co-creating, co-writing, and executive producing the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present), the latter alongside Neil Druckmann. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Limited Series.

Prior to gaining attention and acclaim for his dramatic work, Mazin was primarily known for his work on comedy films such as Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Superhero Movie (2008), The Hangover Part II (2011), The Hangover Part III, and Identity Thief (both 2013).

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Known For

Acting

2024

Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023

2020

Mythic Quest as Sol Green

2013

2008

Superhero Movie as "Okay, I come back"

2007

Heckler as Self

2006

Scary Movie 4 as Saw Villain (voice)

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Writing

2023

The Last of Us as Writer

2020

Mythic Quest as Writer

2019

Chernobyl as Writer
Chernobyl as Screenplay

2013

Identity Thief as Screenplay

2011

The Hangover Part II as Screenplay

2008

Superhero Movie as Writer

2006

Scary Movie 4 as Screenplay

2003

Scary Movie 3 as Screenplay

1998

Senseless as Screenplay

1997

RocketMan as Screenplay
RocketMan as Story

Production

2023

The Last of Us as Executive Producer

2020

Mythic Quest as Consulting Producer

2019

Chernobyl as Executive Producer

2008

Superhero Movie as Producer

2006

Scary Movie 4 as Producer
School for Scoundrels as Executive Producer

2000

The Specials as Co-Producer

Directing

2023

The Last of Us as Director

2008

Superhero Movie as Director

2000

The Specials as Director

Crew

2025

Wicked: For Good as Additional Writing

2024

Dune: Part Two as Additional Writing
Wicked as Additional Writing
The Apprentice as Thanks

2016

Stripped as Thanks

Creator

2023

The Last of Us as Creator

2019

Chernobyl as Creator