21st-century American screenwriters

American actor and comedian

American author and critic

American comedian and actor

American comedian and filmmaker (born 1967)

American actress

American writer and producer (born 1970)

American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director

Willard Tobe Hooper was an American filmmaker, best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.

American stand-up comedian (1947–2024)

American actress and writer

American filmmaker and producer

British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer and director

American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host

American comedian, television host and actor

American comedian and politician (born 1951)

American television presenter

American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter

American animator

American TV producer and actor (born 1966)

American screenwriter and director (1963-)

American actor

Kumail Ali Nanjiani is a Pakistani and American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Awards. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

American actor, writer and producer (born 1976)

American writer and filmmaker (born 1954)

American actor

American comedian and actor

American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian (b. 1932)

American screenwriter, producer and director (born 1968)

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019)

American comedian

American actress, screenwriter and producer

American actor

American screenwriter and author (born 1978)

American animator and filmmaker

American actress

American television and film producer (born 1956)

American actor, director, producer and writer (born 1963)

American filmmaker and journalist (born 1957)

American actor and filmmaker

American comedian and actress (born 1982)

American animator

American actor

American writer and director (born 1979)

American stand-up comedian and television host

American actor (born 1943)

American actress, writer and producer

American writer and producer

American actress and writer

American comedian and actor

Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, often credited as the Duffer Brothers, are both American film and television show makers. The brothers are identical twins and work on all their projects as a pair. They are best known as the creators, showrunners, and executive producers of the Netflix supernatural science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025), and have also written and directed the horror film Hidden (2015) and written and produced episodes of the Fox science fiction series Wayward Pines (2015–2016). The Duffer Brothers founded the production company Upside Down Pictures, which is in an overall deal with Netflix.

American film director, producer and screenwriter

American filmmaker (born 1983)

American film director, producer and screenwriter

American comedian, actor and musician

American screenwriter, television director, television producer

American actor and singer

American television producer (1955–2015)

Canadian comedic actress and author (born 1969)

American actor (born 1974)

American filmmaker (born 1952)