Craig Mazin
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Craig Mazin

Apr 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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Movie2007HecklerSelf
Movie2023Making of The Last of UsSelf
MovieN/AThe Pursuit Of VictoryNorm
Movie2024Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part IISelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie2013Wolfpack Only: The Hangover RetrospectiveSelf
Movie2006Scary Movie 4Saw Villain (voice)
Movie2008Superhero Movie"Okay, I come back"
TV Show2020Mythic QuestSol Green1
TV Show2020Mythic QuestLou5

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Movie2003Scary Movie 3ScreenplayWriting
Movie2006Scary Movie 4ScreenplayWriting
Movie2006Scary Movie 4ProducerProduction
Movie2008Superhero MovieProducerProduction
Movie1998SenselessScreenplayWriting
Movie2006School for ScoundrelsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2000The SpecialsDirectorDirecting
Movie2011The Hangover Part IIScreenplayWriting
Movie2013Identity ThiefScreenplayWriting
Movie2013The Hangover Part IIIWriterWriting
Movie2000The SpecialsCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1997RocketManScreenplayWriting
Movie2016The Huntsman: Winter's WarWriterWriting
Movie2008Superhero MovieDirectorDirecting
Movie2008Superhero MovieWriterWriting
Movie2026Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective MovieScreenplayWriting
Movie2024Dune: Part TwoAdditional WritingCrew
Movie2024WickedAdditional WritingCrew
Movie2025Wicked: For GoodAdditional WritingCrew
Movie2016StrippedThanksCrew
Movie2024The ApprenticeThanksCrew
Movie1997RocketManStoryWriting
TV Show2019ChernobylExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2023The Last of UsExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2019ChernobylWriterWriting
TV Show2020Mythic QuestConsulting ProducerProduction
TV Show2020Mythic QuestWriterWriting
TV Show2023The Last of UsWriterWriting
TV Show2019ChernobylScreenplayWriting
TV Show2023The Last of UsDirectorDirecting
TV Show2019ChernobylCreatorCreator
TV Show2023The Last of UsCreatorCreator