Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)

For other people with similar names, see Kevin Williamson (disambiguation).

Kevin Williamson
Williamson in 2012
Williamson in 2012
BornKevin Meade Williamson
(1965-03-14) March 14, 1965 (age 59)[1]
New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Years active1990–present
Notable works

Kevin Meade Williamson (born March 14, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is known for developing and writing the screenplay for the slasher film Scream (1996)—which launched the Scream franchise—along with those for Scream 2 (1997) and Scream 4 (2011). He is also known for creating the WB teen drama series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), the CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017), the Fox crime thriller series The Following (2013–2015) and the CBS All Access thriller series Tell Me a Story (2018–2020).

Williamson also wrote the screenplays for the films I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), The Faculty (1998), Cursed (2005), and Sick (2022). He made his directorial debut with the black comedy film Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999).

  1. ^ LoBrutto, Vincent (2002). The Encyclopedia of American Independent Filmmaking. Greenwood Press. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-313-30199-5. Retrieved March 19, 2020.