Personal details
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Born
28 gennaio 1959 (67)
Place of birth
Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Also known as
Frank A. Darabont · Ardeth Bey · Frank Árpád Darabont · Ferenc Árpád Darabont
Biography
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to 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.
