Screenwriters from Maryland

American writer (1894–1961)

American actor and comedian (born 1965)

Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central news satire show The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014, and the CBS talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since September 2015.

American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer

David Khari Webber Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, actor and former sketch comedian. He debuted his half-hour TV special in 1998 and his hour-long TV special in 2000. He co-created and starred in the sketch comedy series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) on Comedy Central before quitting in the middle of production of the third season. After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the United States. By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by Esquire magazine and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time".

American filmmaker (born 1969)

Daniel Jacob Stern is an American actor, artist, director, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Marv Murchins in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Phil Berquist in City Slickers (1991) and City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994), the voice of adult Kevin Arnold on the television series The Wonder Years, and the voice of Dilbert on the animated series of the same name. Other notable films of Stern's include Breaking Away (1979), Stardust Memories (1980), Diner (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), Coupe de Ville (1990), and Very Bad Things (1998). He made his feature-film directorial debut with Rookie of the Year (1993).

American comedian, writer, actress and voice artist

American actress, writer and producer

American filmmaker

American novelist, short story writer, journalist (1892–1977)

American television producer, writer

American screenwriter (born 1965)

American actress, comedian and writer (born 1982)

American actress and writer (born 1982)

American actor (born 1969)

actor, comedian, director, writer (1893–1940)

American actor, writer, film director

American film director, actor and screenwriter (1872-1948)

American screenwriter and producer

American film studio executive (1887-1927)

American screenwriter and actor

American author (born 1957)

American writer and producer

American essayist and novelist

Screenwriter, director, producer, actor (1902-1979)

American screen writer (1939–2023)

American screenwriter of the silent film era (1886–1956)

American film director (1875-1943)

American comedian

American screenwriter

American television director

American television producer (1935-2021)

American animator

American screenwriter (1910-1989)

American writer

American film director (1899–1954)

American journalist and TV writer (1961-2010)

American film director

American film director

American actor

American screenwriter and director

Novelist, television writer and producer

American writer, filmmaker and academic

Film writer, director and producer

American television producer and writer

American television writer and producer

American author

American television producer