Craig Mazin

April 8, 1971 — Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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).

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Movie

The Hangover Part II

2011

TV Show

Chernobyl

2019

Movie

The Hangover Part III

2013

Movie

Dune: Part Two

2024

TV Show

The Last of Us

2023

Movie

The Huntsman: Winter's War

2016

Movie

Scary Movie 3

2003

Movie

Identity Thief

2013