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2011
Nominated for the 2011 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series ("The Walking Dead")
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1993
Offered $2.4 million for his screenplay adaptation of Stephen King's short story, "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" by Rob Reiner of Castle Rock Productions, with the chance to also direct another film; Darabont turned it down because he wanted to direct the film based on his screenplay
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2010
Created and also directed the pilot episode of "The Walking Dead" for the AMC Network
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1992 - 1993
Wrote several episodes of the ABC adventure series, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"
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2010
Created and executive produced the AMC series, "The Walking Dead"; also directed the pilot episode; left the show just before the second season began
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1990
Received a nomination for a Writers Guild of America Award for "The Ventriloquist's Dummy," an episode of the HBO horror anthology series, "Tales from the Crypt"
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2007
Adapted and directed "The Mist," a horror film based on the 1980 novella by Stephen King
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1990
First credit as producer, the USA Network TV-movie, "Buried Alive"; also directed
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2005
Published the novella "Walpuski's Typewriter"; originally written in his early twenties, it first appeared in Jessie Horsting's magazine Midnight Graffiti
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1987
First screenplay credit, "A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors"
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2001
Returned to filmmaking at the helm of "The Majestic," starring Jim Carrey; also co-wrote screenplay
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1984
Received credit as a set dresser on Ken Russell's "Crimes of Passion"
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1999
Returned to filmmaking at the helm of "The Green Mile," an adaptation of Stephen King's novel starring Hanks; also produced and scripted; received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay
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1983
With a group of friends, acquired the rights to a Stephen King short story, "Woman in the Room"; eventually wrote, produced and directed a 30-minute adaptation of the story which was later aired on some cable stations and released to video
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1998
Executive produced and scripted the HBO film "Black Cat Run"
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1981
First film credit, working as a production assistant on the horror film, "Hell Night"
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1998
Reportedly worked on the script to "Saving Private Ryan," starring Tom Hanks; Robert Rodat, however, received sole credit
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Major Acheivement
Raised in Illinois and California
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1997
Had small role in the TV miniseries version of King's "The Shining," directed by Mick Garris
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Major Acheivement
Moved with family to Chicago while still an infant
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1994
Made feature directorial debut with "The Shawshank Redemption"; film earned seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Darabont
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Major Acheivement
Sold a screenplay entitled "Black Cat Run" to producer Jere Henshaw and Apollo Pictures
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1994
Release of feature directorial debut, "The Shawshank Redemption"; film earned seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Darabont
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Major Acheivement
Born in a French relocation camp after parents fled their home following the 1956 Hungarian Uprising
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1994
Did screenplay rewrites for Kenneth Branagh's feature, "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"
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