Frank Darabont

Frank Árpád Darabont born Ferenc Árpád Darabont January 28 1959 is an American screenwriter director and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe He was born in France to Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile and The Mist all based on stories by Stephen King In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead