Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Dustin Lance Black
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 123997
IMDb ID: nm0085257
Known for: Writing
Born: June 10, 1974
Age: 51
Place of birth: Sacramento, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2025
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.39
Wikidata: Q717302
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Writer (4)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Book (1)
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Dustin Lance Black.
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Top Rated Movies
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Top Rated Series
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Dustin Lance Black.
7.2
Milk
Writer
2008 Movie
6.2
J. Edgar
Writer
2011 Movie
5.0
Pedro
Screenplay
2008 Movie
3.0
Mama's Boy
Book
2022 Movie
6.5
Rustin
Screenplay
2023 Movie
5.9
The Out List
as Himself
2013 Movie
7.4
Prophet's Prey
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
5.2
Virginia
Director
2010 Movie
4.0
The Singing Forest
as Bill
2003 Movie
4.0
8
Writer
2012 Movie
5.1
The Text
Director
2015 Movie
6.8
The Case Against 8
as Self
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dustin Lance Black.
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.9
Big Love
Writer • 5 eps
2006 Series
5.5
Question Time
as Himself - Panellist • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.5
Under the Banner of Heaven
Executive Producer • 7 eps
2022 Series
6.2
When We Rise
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Visible: Out on Television
as Self • 5 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dustin Lance Black.
6.5
Rustin
Screenplay
2023 Movie
3.0
Mama's Boy
Book
2022 Movie
7.4
Prophet's Prey
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
4.0
8
Writer
2012 Movie
6.2
J. Edgar
Writer
2011 Movie
7.2
Milk
Writer
2008 Movie
5.0
Pedro
Screenplay
2008 Movie
2.0
Becoming Men
Producer
2002 Movie
5.6
The Journey of Jared Price
Producer
2000 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Dustin Lance Black.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Dustin Lance Black.
3.0
Mama's Boy
as Self
2022 Movie
6.2
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
as Self
2019 Movie
7.7
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
as Self
2018 Movie
9.0
When We Rise: The People Behind The Story
2017 Movie
6.8
The Case Against 8
as Self
2014 Movie
5.9
Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
as Self
2014 Movie
5.9
The Out List
as Himself
2013 Movie
4.0
8
as Self
2012 Movie
6.6
Hollywood to Dollywood
as Self
2011 Movie
1.0
Illegal Love
as Self
2011 Movie
5.5
8: The Mormon Proposition
as Narrator
2010 Movie
7.2
Milk
as Castro Clone
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Dustin Lance Black.