Dustin Lance Black
Known for: Writing
Born: June 10, 1974
Place of birth: Sacramento, California, USA
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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Filmography
23 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
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Rock Out
2025
6.5
Rustin
2023
3.0
Mama's Boy
2022
7.5
Under the Banner of Heaven
2022
6.7
Visible: Out on Television
2020
6.2
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
2019
7.7
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
9.0
When We Rise: The People Behind The Story
2017
6.3
When We Rise
2017
7.4
Prophet's Prey
2015
5.1
The Text
2015
6.8
The Case Against 8
2014
5.9
Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.9
The Out List
2013
5.3
8
2012
6.2
J. Edgar
2011
6.6
Hollywood to Dollywood
2011
1.0
Illegal Love
2011
5.2
Virginia
2010
5.5
8: The Mormon Proposition
2010
7.2
Milk
2008
5.0
Pedro
2008
6.9
Big Love
2006
4.3
The Singing Forest
2003
2.0
Becoming Men
2002
3.8
On the Bus
2002
5.8
The Journey of Jared Price
2000
5.9
Question Time
1979