Kevin Williamson

Known for WritingBorn 1965-03-14 (age 61)New Bern, North Carolina, USA

Kevin Meade Williamson (born March 14, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director, best known for creating the Scream franchise. In 1995, and unhappy with his futile attempts to get an acting career off the ground, Williamson wrote a self-referential comedy horror script titled Scary Movie, which was subsequently bought by Miramax Films and put into production under filmmaker Wes Craven. Retitled Scream, the movie was a sleeper smash upon release in 1996 and was credited with reviving the horror genre as a commercial money-maker. It has, as of 2026, spawned six sequels and a TV spin-off series. The success of Scream led to Williamson becoming one of the most in-demand screenwriters of the era, with some of his biggest hits including the thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), the alien invasion film The Faculty (1998), and the TV drama Dawson’s Creek (1998), which was loosely inspired by his own coming-of-age and ran for six seasons. He also made his directorial debut with the black comedy Teaching Mrs Tingle in 1999. Williamson’s other credits include the TV series The Vampire Diaries (2009) and The Following (2013), as well as the werewolf horror film Cursed (2005). In 2026, Williamson returned to the world of Scream – having only served as a producer on the third, fifth and sixth entries in the franchise – as the co-writer and director of Scream 7.Read more

Movies & web series

Unmasking the Horror

The Vampire Diaries

Wasteland

The Secret Circle

Scream

The Originals: The Awakening

The Waterfront

Dawson's Creek

Tell Me a Story

Scream VI

Scream: The TV Series

Glory Days

The Following

Scream

Stalker

Time After Time

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Scream 4

The Faculty

Scream 2

Scream 7

Sick

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)

Scream 3

Scream: The Inside Story

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Hidden Palms

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Venom

Cursed

The Exorcism

Strip for Action

Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson

Behind the Scream

The Faculty

Scream 8