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.
Academy Awards
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Known For
Rustin
(2023)
Screenplay
J. Edgar
(2011)
Writer
Milk
(2008)
Writer
Full Filmography
Writing
The Journey of Jared Price
(2000)
Screenplay
Pedro
(2008)
Screenplay and Story
Milk
(2008)
Writer
Virginia
(2010)
Writer
J. Edgar
(2011)
Writer
8
(2012)
Writer
The Text
(2015)
Writer
Mama's Boy
(2022)
Book
Rustin
(2023)
Screenplay
Acting
The Singing Forest
(2003)
Bill
Milk
(2008)
Castro Clone
8: The Mormon Proposition
(2010)
Narrator
Hollywood to Dollywood
(2011)
Self
8
(2012)
Himself
The Out List
(2013)
Himself
Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
(2014)
Self
The Case Against 8
(2014)
Self
When We Rise: The People Behind The Story
(2017)
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
(2018)
Self
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
(2019)
Self
Mama's Boy
(2022)
Self
Directing
The Journey of Jared Price
(2000)
Director
On the Bus
(2002)
Director
Virginia
(2010)
Director
The Text
(2015)
Director
Production