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Tarell Alvin McCraney (born October 17, 1980) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He is the chair of playwriting at the Yale School of Drama and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble. He co-wrote the 2016 film Moonlight, based on his own play, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Biography. Tarell Alvin McCraney is an acclaimed writer. His script In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue is the basis for the Oscar-winning film Moonlight directed by Barry Jenkins, for which McCraney and Jenkins won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. He wrote the film High Flying Bird which premiered on Netflix directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Tarell Alvin McCraney was born on 17 October 1980 in Liberty City, Miami, Florida, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Moonlight (2016), David Makes Man (2019) and High Flying Bird (2019). More at IMDbPro. Contact info.
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Oct 20, 2016 · Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, whose semi-autobiographical script was turned into the film "Moonlight," talks to NBC OUT about turning life into art.
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Mar 5, 2019 · The playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, who co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for the film Moonlight, has made his Broadway debut with his own take on the setting, called Choir Boy. But...
Sep 12, 2023 · Playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney is the new artistic director of Westwood’s Geffen Playhouse, where he was photographed on Sept. 1, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin /...
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Jul 28, 2021 · Tarell Alvin McCraney is a graduate of what is now called the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he now chairs the playwriting program. When he was a student at the Yale School of...
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