Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)

Kevin Meade Williamson ( born March 14, 1965 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States) is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director.

Filmmaking

Williamson is regarded as the most prestigious author of horror films, the 1996 Scream - Scream! the benchmark for other films of this genre began.

After the sequel Scream 2 (1997) was Williamson creator of the successful youth series Dawson's Creek. The character of Jack McPhee played by Kerr Smith, based in part on his own, because as well as Jack Williamson outed in the series as a homosexual.

Also include I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and The Faculty (1998) to his works.

Williamson's directorial debut marked the Kill Mrs. Tingle produced in 1999! .

Williamson is also the producer and screenwriter for the series Vampire Diaries.

Filmography

Screenwriter

As the creator

Film producer

Series producer of

Film Director

Award

Kevin Williamson won the 1997 Saturn Award for his work on Scream - Scream!.