Michael Starrbury
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years active2009–present
Notable work

Michael Starrbury is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on the film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, and the television series Legends of Chamberlain Heights, When They See Us, and Colin in Black & White.

Career

In 2009, Starrbury served as a panelist for .EDU Film Festival.[1] In July 2013, he wrote the Lionsgate film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.[2][3] By May 2015, he scripted the Comedy Central series Legends of Chamberlain Heights.[4] In July 2018, he was writing the series When They See Us, the first in three projects for Netflix.[5] In August 2021, the second Netflix collaboration occurred when they hired Starrbury to write the screenplay for Colin in Black & White.[6] In December 2021, the third Netflix project was revealed when Starrbury was hired to script their film adaptation of David F. Walker's comic, The Hated.[7] In November 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Starrbury would be collaborating with Marvel Studios, having been set to script the reboot of Blade (2025).[8]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Producer
2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Yes Co-producer Film[2]
2016–17 Legends of Chamberlain Heights Yes Executive 20 episodes
Also actor
Role: Malik Cummings[4]
2019 When They See Us Yes No Episode: "Part Four"[5]
2021 Colin in Black & White Yes Executive Episodes: "Cornrows" and "Dear Colin"[6]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony Category Series Result Ref.
Black Reel Awards February 13, 2014 Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Nominated [9]
Independent Spirit Awards March 1, 2014 Outstanding Best First Screenplay Nominated [10]
Black Reel Awards February 7, 2019 Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series When They See Us Nominated [11]
Primetime Emmy Award September 14–15, 2019 Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Nominated [12]
African-American Film Critics Association December 10, 2019 Best Writing Won [13]
Humanitas Prize January 24, 2020 Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special Won [14]
NAACP Image Awards February 22, 2020 Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Nominated [15][16]
Black Reel Awards February 28, 2022 Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series Colin in Black & White Nominated [17]
Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series Nominated

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 2016-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, 2009 Panelists.
  2. ^ a b "Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks in Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete". Digital Spy. July 23, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 23, 2012). "'The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete' Underway With Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright And Anthony Mackie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (May 6, 2015). "High School Animated Comedy Series 'Legends' Heads To Comedy Central". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Patten, Dominic (July 9, 2018). "Ava DuVernay's 'Central Park Five' Casts Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga & John Leguizamo For Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (August 12, 2021). "'Colin In Black & White' Gets Netflix Premiere Date And First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 15, 2021). "Netflix & Michael Starrbury Adapt David F. Walker Comic 'The Hated' For Potential Western Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 21, 2022). "'Blade': Yann Demange Steps In As Director On Marvel Film, Michael Starrbury To Write Script". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Black Reel Awards of 2014
  10. ^ The Deadline Team (November 26, 2013). "2014 Spirit Awards: '12 Years A Slave', 'All Is Lost', 'Frances Ha', 'Inside Llewyn Davis' & 'Nebraska' Nab Best Feature Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "The 3rd Annual Black Reel Awards for Television (BRATs)". August 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  13. ^ African-American Film Critics Association
  14. ^ "Humanitas Prize Awards: 'Jojo Rabbit', 'When They See Us', 'Veep' Among Winners". January 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "The Nominees". NAACP. December 13, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  16. ^ "NAACP Image Awards®️ on Instagram: "The Nominees for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series are @ava, @michaelstarrbury, @damonlindelof, @cordjefferson,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  17. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 16, 2021). "Black Reel Awards: 'The Harder They Fall' sets record with 20 nominations, women directors make history". AwardsWatch. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

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