Craig Mazin
Born: 1971-04-08 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Writing
Biography
Craig Mazin (born 1971) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and co-creating, co-writing, and executive producing the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present), the latter alongside Neil Druckmann. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Limited Series. Prior to gaining attention and acclaim for his dramatic work, Mazin was primarily known for his work on comedy films such as Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Superhero Movie (2008), The Hangover Part II (2011), The Hangover Part III, and Identity Thief (both 2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig Mazin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- The Sheep Detectives ... (Screenplay)
- The House Party Massacre ... (Thanks)
2025
- Wicked: For Good ... (Additional Writing)
2024
- Wicked ... (Additional Writing)
- Dune: Part Two ... (Additional Writing)
- The Apprentice ... (Thanks)
- Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
- The Last of Us ... (Executive Producer)
- Making of The Last of Us as Self
2020
- Mythic Quest as Sol Green
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Phone a Friend
2019
- Chernobyl ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- The Huntsman: Winter's War ... (Writer)
- Stripped ... (Thanks)
2013
- The Hangover Part III ... (Writer)
- Identity Thief ... (Screenplay)
- Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective as Self
2011
- The Hangover Part II ... (Screenplay)
2008
- Superhero Movie as "Okay, I come back"
2007
- Heckler as Self
2006
- Scary Movie 4 as Saw Villain (voice)
- School for Scoundrels ... (Executive Producer)
2003
- Scary Movie 3 ... (Screenplay)
2000
- The Specials ... (Director)
1998
- Senseless ... (Screenplay)
1997
- RocketMan ... (Screenplay)