
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
June 10, 1974 (51 years old)
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
Acting
Writing

Rustin
Screenplay
2023

Under the Banner of Heaven
Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Creator
2022

When We Rise
Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
2017

Prophet's Prey
Executive Producer
2015

J. Edgar
Writer
2011

Virginia
Director, Writer
2010

Milk
Writer, Executive Producer
2008

Pedro
Screenplay, Story
2008

Big Love
Writer, Staff Writer, Executive Story Editor
2006

The Journey of Jared Price
Screenplay, Director, Producer
2000








