Frank Darabont

Biography

Frank Árpád Darabont was born in France to Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising and later immigrated to Los Angeles as an infant. He has directed notable films like The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. Darabont also developed and executive-produced the first season of AMC's The Walking Dead, cementing his reputation as a master of horror film adaptations.