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

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014•TV Series•

5.2

Question Time

1979•TV Series•

5.9

Milk

2008•Movie•

7.2

Visible: Out on Television

2020•TV Series•

6.3

8

2012•Movie•

5.3

Mama's Boy

2022•Movie•

3.0

Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank

2014•Movie•

5.9

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

2018•Movie•

7.7

Filmography