Stephen Belber

Born 1967 · American playwright

Stephen Belber is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. His plays have been produced on Broadway and in over 50 countries. He directed the film adaptation of his Broadway play Match, starring Patrick Stewart. He created the Netflix series The Madness, starring Colman Domingo, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and John Ortiz and wrote and directed What We Do Next, starring Michelle Veintimilla, Karen Pittman, and Corey Stoll. He also wrote and directed the film Management, starring Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn and Woody Harrelson, and wrote the HBO film O.G., starring Jeffrey Wright, Theothus Carter, and William Fichtner. Belber was an actor and associate writer on The Laramie Project, as well as a co-writer of The Laramie Project, Ten Years Later.

Stephen Belber, in order

1. 2001 Tape: wrote · directed by Richard Linklater · critics 76%, audiences 76% · streaming on Philo, AMC+, Tubi
2. 2002 The Laramie Project (TV movie): acted · directed by Moisés Kaufman
3. 2008 Management: directed, wrote
4. 2014 Match: directed, wrote · critics 76%, audiences 68% · streaming on Philo, AMC+, Kanopy
5. 2018 O.G.: produced · directed by Madeleine Sackler
6. 2022 What We Do Next: directed