Screenwriters from Los Angeles

Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and he is the second highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is one of the world's wealthiest celebrities. He is one of 22 people to achieve EGOT status.

Sir Christopher Edward Nolan is a British and American filmmaker. A significant auteur of his generation, he has been a major figure in the 21st century Hollywood. Nolan's films have earned over $6 billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing film director. His accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Nolan was appointed as a CBE in 2019 and was knighted in 2024 for his contributions to film.

American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)

American filmmaker (1925–2006)

Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, and writer. He is best known for having hosted late-night talk shows, beginning with Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009) and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010) on the NBC television network, and Conan (2010–2021) on the cable channel TBS. Before his hosting career, O'Brien was a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1988 to 1991, and the Fox animated sitcom The Simpsons from 1991 to 1993. He has hosted the podcast series Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend since 2018, and starred in the 2024 travel show Conan O'Brien Must Go on HBO Max.

American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)

American film director, screenwriter and producer

British actor (1893–1943)

American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress and television producer (1888-1981)

Irish-American actor (1928–2009)

British actor

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

American film producer and screenwriter

American screenwriter producer (1973—2025)

American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024)

American film director, actor and screenwriter

British-American screenwriter, film producer and director

American film director and screenwriter

American entertainer (1918–2007)

American film and television screenwriter (1950–2015)

American film director, screenwriter, television producer and television writer (1941-2024)

American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

Samuel Abraham Levinson is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the son of director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film Operation: Endgame. The following year, he made his directorial film debut with Another Happy Day (2011), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He then received a writing credit on his father's HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (2017). He continued writing and directing for the feature films Assassination Nation (2018) and Malcolm & Marie (2021).

American screenwriter and director (born 1964)

American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (born 1970)

American film director and screenwriter

American screenwriter

American actor and screenwriter

American filmmaker

American film director and screenwriter

Charles Malcolm McDowell is an American film director and screenwriter. McDowell made his directorial film debut with the romantic thriller The One I Love (2014). He has since written and directed the Netflix drama films The Discovery (2017) and Windfall (2022).

Screenwriter, Film director (1879-1954)

American television producer

American television producer

American film director (born 1975)

American actor and film director

screenwriter

screenwriter, film producer (1942-2018)

American director and screenwriter

American screenwriter

American screenwriter (1947-1997)

American screenwriter

American filmmaker

American cartoonist (1937-2020)

American director, producer and writer

American screenwriter, film director, television director, film producer, and television producer

American actor

American film director, screenwriter, television director

American lyricist and screenwriter (1905-1971)

Indian film director, writer and producer

American writer

American film director (1924-1998)

American television director, actor and screenwriter (1919-2002)

American writer, director and producer

American film director and screenwriter (1936-2008)

American film director and screenwriter

American film director and screenwriter (born 1983)

American screenwriter (1930–2003)