- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- June 10, 1974
- Place of Birth
- Sacramento, California, USA
Dustin Lance Black
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.
Filmography
movieRock Out
2025 · Director
movieRustin
2023 · Screenplay
movieMama's Boy
2022 · Self, Book
tvUnder the Banner of Heaven
2022 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Story, Teleplay, Creator
tvVisible: Out on Television
2020 · Self
movieThe Spark: The Origins of Pride
2019 · Self
movieThe Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 · Self
movieWhen We Rise: The People Behind The Story
2017
tvWhen We Rise
2017 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
movieProphet's Prey
2015 · Executive Producer
movieThe Text
2015 · Director, Writer
movieThe Case Against 8
2014 · Self
movieCompared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
2014 · Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
movieThe Out List
2013 · Himself
movie8
2012 · Self, Writer
movieJ. Edgar
2011 · Writer
movieHollywood to Dollywood
2011 · Self
movieIllegal Love
2011 · Self
movieVirginia
2010 · Director, Writer
movie8: The Mormon Proposition
2010 · Narrator
movieMilk
2008 · Castro Clone, Writer, Executive Producer
moviePedro
2008 · Screenplay, Story
tvBig Love
2006 · Writer, Staff Writer, Executive Story Editor
movieThe Singing Forest
2003 · Bill
movieBecoming Men
2002 · Producer
movieOn the Bus
2002 · Self, Director
movieThe Journey of Jared Price
2000 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
tvQuestion Time
1979 · Himself - Panellist