Screenwriters from Texas

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris was an American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and author. He held black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won numerous martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Norris began working in the American film industry as a martial arts instructor for celebrities before making his screen debut with a minor role in The Wrecking Crew (1968). Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in The Way of the Dragon (1972). While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested he take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead, Good Guys Wear Black (1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star.

Thomas Lee Jones is an American actor, film director, and former football player. He has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, author, and filmmaker whose career on both stage and screen has spanned four decades. Known for his versatility across a range of roles and collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he has worked in both independent films and blockbusters. His accolades include a Daytime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Tony Award.

American actor (born 1968)

American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

Stephen Glenn Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.

American filmmaker (born 1969)

American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)

American filmmaker (born 1968)

American director and screenwriter (born 1960)

American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1971)

American film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1894-1982)

American fashion designer and filmmaker (born 1961)

American screenwriter and film director (1932–2025)

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 animator

American actor

American film director, screenwriter and architect

American screenwriter (born 1960)

American animator

American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor (born 1968)

American actor

American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter (1936-2021)

former independent video game developer

American screenwriter, director and producer

American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter

Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr., known professionally as Taylor Sheridan, is an American writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series Yellowstone and creator of its prequels 1883 (2021) and 1923 (2022).

American film director and screenwriter

American actor and director

American writer and director

American actress

American animator

American playwright (1938–2020)

American screenwriter, producer and director

American film director, writer and producer (born 1956)

American author, screenwriter, and staff writer (1947-)

American actor and director

American playwright and screenwriter (1916–2009)

American actress (1956-)

American animated film director (1960–2020)

American film director, screenwriter (1889–1953)

American comedian and actress

American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instructor (born 1951)

American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor (1896–1937)

American actress

young adult novel author, television program writer

American film director

American animator

American animation producer and writer

American screenwriter (1947- )

American film director, producer and screenwriter

American actor (1958–2023)

American voice actress

American voice actress

American actor

American film director

American voice actress

American actor and comedian

American animator

American writer (1939–2008)