Asian American Screenwriters (film only)
by ivan-tsang | created - 18 Jul 2019 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicList of Asian American Screenwriters who have written produced films or sold them
1. Celine Song
Writer | Past Lives
Celine Song was born in 1988 in South Korea. She is a writer and director, known for Past Lives (2023), The Wheel of Time (2021) and Working in the Theatre (1976). She has been married to Justin Kuritzkes since June 11, 2016.
2. Lulu Wang
Director | The Farewell
Lulu Wang was born on February 25, 1983 in Beijing, China. She is a director and writer, known for The Farewell (2019), Touch (2015) and Family Meal.
3. Adele Lim
Writer | Raya and the Last Dragon
Adele Lim was born in Malaysia. She is known for Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Joy Ride (2023).
4. Destin Daniel Cretton
Director | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker, writer and producer from Haiku, Hawaii. He is known for directing The Glass Castle, I Am Not a Hipster, Short Term 12, Just Mercy and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He is the second Asian-American filmmaker to direct a Marvel film ...
5. Alan Yang
Producer | Parks and Recreation
Alan Yang was born in San Bernardino, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Master of None (2015) and Forever (2018).
6. Dave Callaham
Writer | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Dave Callaham was born in Fresno, California, USA. Dave is a writer and producer, known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016). Dave has been married to Bree Tichy since May 9, 2009. They have one child.
7. Ivan Tsang
Writer | Make a Wish
Ivan Tsang was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ivan is a writer and director, known for Make a Wish (2021), Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) and Pure Bliss (2006).
8. Tze Chun
Writer | Children of Invention
Tze Chun was born in 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Children of Invention (2009), Cold Comes the Night (2013) and Gotham (2014). He has been married to Cara McKenney since June 11, 2011.
9. M. Night Shyamalan
Producer | Lady in the Water
Born in Puducherry, India, and raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M. Night Shyamalan is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots.
He is the son of Jayalakshmi, a Tamil ...
10. Mindy Kaling
Actress | The Office
Vera Mindy Chokalingam is an Indian-American actress, comedienne, producer, writer and director from Cambridge, Massachusetts known for playing Kelly Kapoor from The Office, Disgust from Inside Out and creating The Mindy Project. She also acted in Wreck-It Ralph, Despicable Me, The 40-Year-Old ...
11. Michael Golamco
Writer | Always Be My Maybe
Michael Golamco is known for Always Be My Maybe (2019), Akira and Please Stand By (2017).
12. Andrew Ahn
Director | Spa Night
Andrew Ahn was born on March 10, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Spa Night (2016), Andy (2010) and Dol (2011).
13. Alex Tse
Writer | Watchmen
Alex Tse is known for Watchmen (2009), Gran Turismo (2023) and Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019).
14. Alice Wu
Director | The Half of It
Studied computer science at MIT and Stanford University, where she received her bachelors and masters degrees. Left a job designing software at Microsoft to write and direct her first film, Saving Face, which premiered at the Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, where it was acquired and released ...
15. Sujata Day
Actress | Insecure
The daughter of a mechanical engineer and housewife, Sujata became involved in the performing arts at a very young age. She began with dance (ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, and East Indian folk and classical dance) and then became equally interested in acting, singing and musical theater. She ...
16. Sabrina Dhawan
Writer | Saanjh
Sabrina is best known for her screenwriting work on critically acclaimed feature films, as well as for producing and directing her own independent short films. Monsoon Wedding, directed by Mira Nair, is one of her earliest and most well-known works. The film premiered in the Marché du Film section ...
17. Brenda Hsueh
Writer | Elemental
Brenda Hsueh is known for Elemental (2023), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Truth Be Told (2015).
18. Diane Paragas
Director | Yellow Rose
Diane Paragas is a narrative, documentary and commercial director and writer. She is best known for writing, directing and producing Yellow Rose which follows the journey of an undocumented Filipino teenager who longs to be a country singer while facing deportation. The film won 14 Grand Jury and ...
19. Kumail Nanjiani
Actor | The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani was born on May 2, 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Big Sick (2017), Life as We Know It (2010) and Stuber (2019). He has been married to Emily V. Gordon since July 14, 2007.
20. Christina Strain
Writer | Finding 'Ohana
Christina Strain is known for Finding 'Ohana (2021), The Magicians (2015) and Shadow and Bone (2021).
21. Quoc Bao Tran
Director | The Paper Tigers
Bao's first feature film The Paper Tigers (2020) garnered praise from Variety as an "irresistibly good-humored debut," while the New York Times remarked his "lighthearted, refreshing approach neither succumbs to whitewashing nor the model-minority myth." Rotten Tomatoes ranks it as one of the Best ...
22. Jingyi Shao
Writer | Chang Can Dunk
Jingyi Shao is known for Chang Can Dunk (2023), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) and Hustle (2022).
23. Jinder Ho
Writer | Pass on Conversation
Jinder Ho is known for Pass on Conversation (2008), Black Site (2022) and My Descent Into Death.
24. Nathan Ramos-Park
Writer | Five Blind Dates
Nathan Ramos-Park is known for Five Blind Dates (2024), Ero (2021) and Ero: The Series (2022).
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