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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-06-10 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Sacramento, California, USA

Dustin Lance Black

Biography:

Dustin Lance Black (born June 10, 1974) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist. He is known for writing the film Milk, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009. He has also subsequently written the screenplays for the film J. Edgar and the 2022 crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.

Known For

Production

2022

Under the Banner of Heaven as Executive Producer

2017

When We Rise as Executive Producer

2015

Prophet's Prey as Executive Producer

2008

Milk as Executive Producer

2002

Becoming Men as Producer

Directing

2017

When We Rise as Director

2015

The Text as Director

2010

Virginia as Director

2002

On the Bus as Director

Writing

2023

Rustin as Screenplay

2017

When We Rise as Writer

2015

The Text as Writer

2012

8 as Writer

2011

J. Edgar as Writer

2010

Virginia as Writer

2008

Pedro as Screenplay
Pedro as Story
Milk as Writer

2006

Big Love as Writer
Big Love as Staff Writer
Big Love as Executive Story Editor

2000

Creator

2017

When We Rise as Creator