Dustin Lance Black
Born
1974-06-10
Place of birth
Sacramento, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known for

Milk
Castro Clone

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self

The Case Against 8
Self

The Out List
Himself

8: The Mormon Proposition
Narrator

Visible: Out on Television
Self

Question Time
Himself - Panellist

The Singing Forest
Bill

Hollywood to Dollywood
Self

Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
Self

The Spark: The Origins of Pride
Self

Mama's Boy
Self

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self

8
Self

When We Rise: The People Behind The Story
Movie