STEPHEN KING

Stephen King
Stephen King
Gender: Male
Known for: Writing
Birthday: September 21, 1947
Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, USA

Biography

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.

Filmography

Starring

2025·
My Father, the BTK Killer
Self - Author, 'The Good Marriage' / Guest, CBS This Morning (archive footage)
2025·
Chain Reactions
Self
2023·
King on Screen
Self (archive footage)
2021·
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Tom Holby (archive footage)
2020·
Duncanville
(voice)
2020·
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
Self - Writer (archive footage)
2019·
The King: Stephen King's America
Himself
2019·
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
Self
2019·
Die Stephen King Story
Himself
2019·
It Chapter Two
Shopkeeper
2018·
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018·
Stephen King: Master of Horror
Self
2018·
101 Seconds
Self
2015·
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2014·
Meister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen King
Self
2014·
Walking the Mile
Self
2013·
Under the Dome
Diner Patron
2013·
Stuck in Love
Self (voice)
2012·
Finding Your Roots
Self
2011·
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
himself
2008·
Markus Lanz
Self
2008·
Sons of Anarchy
Bachman
2008·
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Self
2007·
Diary of the Dead
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2005·
Fever Pitch
Stephen King (uncredited)
2005·
Gotham Cafe
Mr. Ring (voice)
2004·
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004·
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2002·
Rose Red
Pizza Guy
2002·
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Stephen King
2000·
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self - Author
2000·
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
Himself
2000·
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Self
1999·
Storm of the Century
Lawyer in Ad (uncredited)
1999·
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
1998·
Sternstunde Kunst
Self
1997·
The View
Self, Self - Guest
1997·
The Shining
Gage Creed
1996·
The Daily Show
Self
1996·
Thinner
Pharmacist
1995·
The Langoliers
Tom Holby
1995·
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
1994·
Baseball
Various (voice)
1994·
The Stand
Teddy Weizak
1993·
Frasier
Brian (voice)
1993·
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1992·
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992·
Sleepwalkers
Cemetery Caretaker
1992·
The Rock Bottom Remainders
Self
1991·
Golden Years
Bus Driver, Bus Driver
1989·
The Simpsons
Stephen King (voice)
1989·
Pet Sematary
Minister
1989·
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1987·
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
1987·
Creepshow 2
Truck Driver
1986·
Maximum Overdrive
ATM Asshole (uncredited)
1986·
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1984·
Jeopardy!
Self
1982·
Creepshow
Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill")
1981·
Knightriders
Hoagie Man
1967·
Omnibus
1952·
Today
Self

Production

2025·
IT: Welcome to Derry
Novel
TBA·
Carrie
Novel
2025·
The Institute
Novel
2025·
The Long Walk
Executive Producer, Novel
2025·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2025·
Mute
Original Story
2025·
LT's Theory of Pets
Story
2025·
The Life of Chuck
Executive Producer, Short Story
2024·
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French
Story
2021·
Lisey's Story
Creator, Teleplay, Novel, Executive Producer
2021·
Chapelwaite
Short Story
2020·
The Outsider
Novel
2020·
The Stand
Novel
2019·
Here There Be Tygers
Story
2018·
Castle Rock
Executive Producer, Characters
2017·
The Mist
Novel
2017·
Mr. Mercedes
Executive Producer
2016·
11.22.63
Executive Producer, Novel
2016·
Sweet
Story
2015·
Big Driver
Story
2014·
Big Driver
Story, Novel
2013·
Under the Dome
Writer, Novel
2012·
Strawberry Spring
Story
2011·
Bag of Bones
Creator, Novel
2010·
Haven
Short Story
2006·
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Creator, Short Story
2004·
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2004·
Salem's Lot
Novel
2002·
Rose Red
Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2002·
The Dead Zone
Characters, Characters
2002·
Firestarter: Rekindled
Novel
1999·
Storm of the Century
Creator, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Writer
1998·
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Short Story
1997·
The Shining
Teleplay, Novel, Executive Producer
1996·
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Short Story
1995·
The Langoliers
Creator, Short Story
1995·
The Outer Limits
Writer
1994·
The Stand
Creator, Teleplay, Novel, Executive Producer, Writer
1993·
The Tommyknockers
Creator, Novel
1993·
The X-Files
Writer
1991·
Golden Years
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
1990·
It
Creator, Story, Novel
1990·
Misery
Writer
1988·
Monsters
Story
1985·
The Twilight Zone
Writer
1984·
Tales from the Darkside
Story, Writer
1979·
Salem's Lot
Creator, Novel
TBA·
Mute
Story
2026·
The Shining Play
Original Story
2024·
Give Me an Answer
Story
TBA·
Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream
Short Story
2026·
Alfie: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2025·
Flowers
Story
2024·
Mute
Story, Story
2024·
One for the Road
Story, Short Story, Story
2023·
Mute
Story
2022·
Mute
Story, Story
2020·
Mute
Story, Story, Story, Original Story
TBA·
The Mist
Novel
2025·
The Running Man
Executive Producer, Novel
2024·
Godsend
Story
2023·
All That You Love
Story
2021·
Mute
Story, Story
2020·
The Hammer
Story
2019·
Vinton's Lot
Story
2019·
A Very Tight Place
Story
2019·
Mute
Story
2016·
Strawberry Spring
Story
2016·
Mute
Story, Story, Story
2015·
The Times At Special Bargain Rates
Story
2014·
Premium Harmony
Story
2014·
Morality
Story
2014·
Mercy
Short Story
2013·
A Very Tight Place
Story
2012·
Mute
Story, Story, Short Story
2011·
A Very Tight Place
Story
2011·
Mute
Story, Story
2006·
Creepshow 3
Original Story
2003·
Dreamcatcher
Book
2002·
Night Surf
Story
1996·
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Original Story
TBA·
Mister Yummy
Short Story
2020·
Graduation Afternoon
Story
TBA·
Rat
Short Story
2022·
Restare
Story
2020·
Rest Stop
Story
2020·
Rest Area
Story
2019·
Willa
Story
2019·
Rest Stop
Thanks, Story, Story
2018·
Rest Stop
Story, Story
2017·
The Things They Left Behind
Story
2016·
Pearls of Wisdom
Story
2016·
Graduation Afternoon
Story
2015·
Derailed
Story
2015·
Rest Stop
Story, Story, Story
2014·
Mute
Story
2014·
Graduation Afternoon
Story
2014·
Willa
Story
2013·
Ayana
Story, Story
2012·
Willa
Story, Story
2012·
The Things They Left Behind
Story, Short Story
2012·
Role Play
Story
2012·
Rest Stop
Story
2011·
The Things They Left Behind
Story, Story
2010·
The Dark Tower: Roland and the Man in Black
Story
1990·
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Original Story, Short Story
1985·
Quitters, Inc
Original Story
TBA·
Autopsy Room Four
Story
2025·
The Dedication
Story
2024·
E is for Expiation
Story
2024·
The Last King
Story
2023·
Umbrella
Story
2023·
The Killer
Story
2022·
That Feeling
Story
2022·
Cain Rose Up
Story
2021·
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French
Story
2020·
Blind Willie
Story
2019·
L.T.'s Theory of Pets
Story
2019·
The Man in the Black Suit
Story
2019·
The House on Maple Street
Story
2019·
Sorry, Right Number
Writer
2016·
My Pretty Lover
Story
2015·
The Killer
Story
2014·
Sneakers
Story
2013·
Lunch at the Gotham Café
Story
2011·
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French
Story
2011·
Everything’s Eventual
Story
2011·
Autopsy Room 4
Story
2009·
Everything's Eventual
Story
2009·
Autopsy
Story
2009·
The Finger
Story
TBA·
The Stand
Novel
2025·
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Story
2025·
The Reach
Story, Story
2024·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2024·
Fletcher
Story
2023·
Stationary Bike
Story
2023·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story, Story
2023·
All That You Love Will Be Destroyed
Story
2023·
She Burns in Hell: Chapter 3
Original Story
2022·
She Burns in Hell: Chapter 2
Original Story
2018·
She Burns in Hell: Accounts from Chamberlain, Maine
Original Story
TBA·
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Story
2024·
The Last Rung on the Ladder
Story
2024·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
2023·
The Monkey
Original Story
2022·
The Woman In The Room
Story
2022·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
2021·
Grey Matter
Story
2020·
The Dark Tower
Writer
2019·
The Last Rung on the Ladder
Story
2019·
One For The Road
Story
2018·
The Woman in the Room
Story, Story
2018·
Norma
Story
2018·
Grey Matter
Story
2017·
Here There Be Tygers
Short Story
2016·
Flowers
Story
2016·
Grey Matter
Story, Short Story
2015·
Suffer the Little Children
Story
2015·
Night Surf
Story
2014·
The Stand
Story
2014·
The Boogeyman
Story
2014·
Night Surf
Story
2013·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
2013·
Tookey's Bar
Story
2013·
One For The Road
Story
2012·
The Last Rung on the Ladder
Story, Story
2012·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story, Story
2012·
The Boogeyman
Story, Novel
2012·
I Am the Doorway
Story
2011·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story, Story
2010·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story, Story, Story, Story
2007·
Night Surf
Story
2007·
Tyger
Story
1997·
The Fifth Quarter
Story
1995·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
1992·
The Lawnmower Man
Short Story
1987·
The Last Rung on the Ladder
Short Story
1982·
The Boogeyman
Thanks, Short Story
TBA·
Cujo
Novel
2025·
The Monkey
Short Story
2025·
Lily
Writer
2024·
Salem's Lot
Executive Producer, Novel
TBA·
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Novel
2024·
Eve Was Star
Story
2024·
Votum
Story
2024·
The Milkman
Short Story
2023·
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Story, Story
2023·
Nona
Story
2023·
I Know What You Need
Story
2023·
The Boogeyman
Short Story
2023·
Rainy Season
Story
2023·
Dedication
Story
2023·
Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1)
Story
2023·
October Roses
Story
2023·
The Woman in the Room
Story, Story, Story
2023·
One for the Road
Story
2023·
One For The Road
Story
2023·
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Novel
2022·
The Stationary Bike
Story
2022·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2022·
In the Deathroom
Story
2022·
Here Comes The Milkman!
Story
2022·
Beachworld
Story
2022·
The Woman in the Room
Story
2022·
Firestarter
Novel
2022·
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Short Story, Executive Producer
2021·
Stationary Bike
Story, Short Story
2021·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story, Story
2021·
In the Deathroom
Story
2021·
Graduation Afternoon
Story
2021·
Dedication
Story
2021·
A Chant
Story
2021·
Nona
Story
2021·
The Woman in the Room
Story
2021·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story, Story
2021·
Cain Rose Up
Writer, Writer, Writer
2021·
One for the Road
Story
2021·
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Author
2020·
The Passenger
Story
2020·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story, Story
2020·
In the Deathrom
Story
2020·
Children of the Corn
Short Story
2020·
The Monsters Hunt at Night
Story
2020·
Popsy
Story
2020·
Paranoid: A Chant
Story
2020·
A Tale of the Laundry Game
Story
2020·
Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game
Story
2020·
Morning Deliveries
Story
2020·
Beached
Story
2020·
Do the Dead Sing?
Story
2020·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
2020·
Garrish
Writer
2020·
A Creepshow Animated Special
Short Story
2019·
In the Radio
Story
2019·
Rest Stop.
Story
2019·
Stationary Bike
Story
2019·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story, Story, Story, Story
2019·
All That You Love
Story
2019·
In the Deathroom
Story
2019·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story, Story
2019·
Gray Matters
Story
2019·
Cain Rose Up
Story, Writer
2019·
Russian Short. Vol. 2
Story
2019·
Cuticule
Story
2019·
Rainy Season
Story
2019·
Into the Night
Novel
2019·
Popsy
Story
2019·
Uncle Otto's Truck
Story, Story
2019·
Morning Deliveries
Story
2019·
Beachworld
Story
2019·
Doctor Sleep
Novel, Executive Producer
2019·
One for the Road
Story
2019·
In the Tall Grass
Novel
2019·
Pet Sematary
Novel
2019·
It Chapter Two
Novel
2019·
Georgie
Characters
2018·
Rest Area
Story
2018·
Mute
Original Story, Short Story
2018·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2018·
In the Deathroom
Story
2018·
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Story
2018·
The Long Walk
Story
2018·
For the Road
Original Story
2018·
The Doctor's Case
Story
2018·
Popsy
Story
2018·
The Reach
Story
2018·
I Am the Doorway
Original Story
2018·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story, Story, Story
2018·
Children of the Corn: Runaway
Characters
2018·
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
Novel
2017·
Rest Stop
Story
2017·
Stationary Bike
Story
2017·
Bike
Story
2017·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story, Story
2017·
In the Deathroom
Story, Story
2017·
The Escape Plan
Story
2017·
Rainy Season
Story
2017·
My Pretty Pony
Story, Story
2017·
Dedication
Story
2017·
Survivor Type
Story
2017·
Flowers
Story
2017·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
2017·
Stephen King's: Strawberry Spring
Writer
2017·
One for the Road
Story
2017·
Suffer the Little Children
Writer
2017·
Gray Matter
Writer
2017·
1922
Novel
2017·
I Am the Doorway
Short Story
2017·
Gerald's Game
Novel
2017·
It
Novel
2017·
Cain Rose Up
Short Story
2017·
The Dark Tower
Novel
2016·
The Words of the Prophets
Story
2016·
All That You Love
Story
2016·
The Long Walk
Story
2016·
Nona
Story, Story, Story
2016·
Harvey's Dream
Short Story
2016·
Popsy
Story, Story
2016·
Otto
Story
2016·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
2016·
In the Deathroom
Original Story
2016·
One for the Road
Story
2016·
Suffer
Writer
2016·
Cell
Screenplay, Novel
2016·
Charusheela
Original Concept
2015·
Chão de Vidro
Story
2015·
Stationary Bike
Story
2015·
Harvey’s Dream
Story
2015·
Harvey's Dream
Story, Story
2015·
All That You Love Will Be Taken Away
Story
2015·
Nona
Story
2015·
Beachworld
Story
2015·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story, Story, Story
2015·
I Am the Doorway
Original Story
2015·
Willa
Short Story
2015·
Susannah's Lesson
Novel
2014·
Harvey's Dream
Story
2014·
In the Deathroom
Story
2014·
The Man in the Black Suit
Story
2014·
Popsy
Story, Story
2014·
Paranoid: A Chant
Story
2014·
A Good Marriage
Novel, Writer
2014·
Cain
Writer
2014·
Walking the Mile
Thanks
2013·
Harvey’s Dream
Story
2013·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2013·
Carried Away
Story
2013·
The Deathroom
Story
2013·
Cain Rose Up
Story, Writer
2013·
Wishmaster
Story
2013·
Roland and Flagg
Story
2013·
The Jaunt
Story
2013·
The Doctor’s Case
Story
2013·
Popsy
Story
2013·
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Story
2013·
Dead Man's Hand
Story
2013·
Survivor Type
Story
2013·
Beachworld
Story
2013·
Flower Man
Story
2013·
Maxwell Edison
Story
2013·
Delver Glass
Writer
2013·
Strawberry Spring
Writer
2013·
The Reaper's Image
Writer, Writer
2013·
The Boogeyman
Writer, Writer
2013·
Harvey's Dream
Short Story
2013·
Carrie
Novel
2012·
You Missed Sonja
Story
2012·
If You Tell Your Dreams They Won't Come True
Story
2012·
Harvey's Dream
Story, Story, Story
2012·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2012·
Buka
Story
2012·
Love Never Dies
Story
2012·
Survivor Type
Story
2012·
Grey Matter
Story
2011·
Tussenstop
Story
2011·
In the Deathroom
Story
2011·
Beachworld
Story
2011·
The Dark Tower - The Gunslinger and the Man in Black
Story
2011·
One for the Road
Story
2011·
Cain Rose Up
Story
2011·
Children of the Corn: Genesis
Characters
2011·
Survivor Type
Story
2011·
Message from Jerusalem
Writer
2010·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2010·
Quand l’autovirus Met Cap au Nord
Story
2010·
It: The House on Neybolt Street
Story
2010·
Nona
Story
2010·
Jerusalem's Lot
Story
2010·
The Mystery of a Guy From Valche
Story
2010·
Dark Shepherd
Story
2010·
I Am the Doorway
Story
2010·
Two Wolves of the Blood Princess
Story
2010·
Here Comes Buka
Story
2010·
Sorry, Right Number
Story
2010·
Mysterious Call
Story
2010·
Rainy Season
Story
2010·
Teeth on a Shelf
Story
2010·
Cain Rose Up
Story, Writer
2010·
Everything's Eventual
Short Story
2010·
Flowers for Norma
Story
2010·
One for the Road
Story
2010·
The Boogeyman
Novel
2009·
In the Deathroom
Story, Story
2009·
The Man in the Black Suit
Story
2009·
Finger
Story
2009·
Children of the Corn
Short Story, Screenplay
2009·
Dolan's Cadillac
Short Story
2009·
My Pretty Pony
Story
2009·
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Story
2008·
Everything is Eventual
Story
2008·
Autopsy Room 4
Story
2008·
The Execrated
Story
2008·
The Talisman
Story
2008·
The Jaunt
Story
2008·
All That You Love
Short Story
2008·
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Thanks
2007·
Paul's Dream
Story
2007·
Harvey's Dream
Story
2007·
No Smoking
Original Story
2007·
Morning Deliveries
Story
2007·
Vision of the Dark Tower
Story
2007·
The Mist
Thanks, Novel
2007·
1408
Short Story
2006·
Walking Ghost
Story
2006·
Suffer the Little Children
Writer
2006·
Desperation
Novel, Teleplay, Executive Producer
2006·
Popsy
Short Story, Story
2006·
Lovecraft's Pillow
Idea
2006·
Umney's Last Case
Short Story
2005·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story, Story
2005·
The Secret Transit Code of America's Highways
Story
2005·
Sorry, Right Number
Story
2005·
The Mangler Reborn
Characters
2005·
Home Delivery
Story
2005·
Suppr.
Story
2005·
I Know What You Need
Story
2005·
The Woman in the Room
Short Story
2005·
Gotham Cafe
Short Story
2004·
All That You Love
Story
2004·
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Story
2004·
The Road Virus Heads North
Story
2004·
Luckey Quarter
Story
2004·
Roland Meets Brown
Story
2004·
The Man in the Black Suit
Story
2004·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
2004·
Kingdom Hospital
Writer
2004·
Riding the Bullet
Short Story
2004·
Secret Window
Novel
2003·
Autopsy Room Four
Story
2003·
Julie Ganapathi
Novel
2003·
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Executive Producer, Characters
2002·
Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Thanks
2002·
The Mangler 2
Characters
2002·
Rainy Season
Story
2002·
Carrie
Novel
2001·
Hearts in Atlantis
Book
2001·
Strawberry Spring
Short Story
2001·
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Characters
2000·
Paranoid
Story
1999·
Calls
Story
1999·
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
Characters
1999·
The Green Mile
Thanks, Novel
1999·
The Rage: Carrie 2
Characters
1998·
Sometimes They Come Back... for More
Characters
1998·
Apt Pupil
Novel
1997·
Close Up
Story
1997·
Trucks
Short Story
1997·
The Night Flier
Short Story
1997·
Quicksilver Highway
Short Story
1997·
Ghosts
Story
1996·
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Story
1996·
Sometimes They Come Back... Again
Characters
1996·
Thinner
Novel
1995·
The Mangler
Short Story
1995·
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Short Story
1995·
Dolores Claiborne
Novel
1994·
Paranoid: A Chant
Story
1994·
Nightshift Collection
Writer
1994·
The Shawshank Redemption
Thanks, Novel
1993·
Sun Dog
Story
1993·
The Jaunt
Story
1993·
The Dark Half
Novel
1993·
Stephen King's Golden Tales
Novel
1993·
Needful Things
Novel
1992·
Pet Sematary II
Characters
1992·
Sleepwalkers
Writer
1992·
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Short Story
1991·
Sometimes They Come Back
Short Story
1990·
Graveyard Shift
Short Story
1990·
Tales from the Darkside
Writer
1989·
Pet Sematary
Novel, Screenplay
1989·
Cain Rose Up
Short Story
1987·
A Return to Salem's Lot
Characters
1987·
The Running Man
Novel
1987·
The Lawnmower Man
Short Story
1987·
Creepshow 2
Short Story
1986·
Maximum Overdrive
Short Story, Director, Screenplay
1986·
Battle
Short Story
1986·
Stand by Me
Novel
1985·
Cat's Eye
Short Story, Screenplay
1985·
Silver Bullet
Novel, Screenplay
1984·
Children of the Corn
Short Story
1984·
Firestarter
Novel
1983·
Disciples of the Crow
Short Story
1983·
The Woman in the Room
Short Story
1983·
Christine
Novel
1983·
The Dead Zone
Novel
1983·
Cujo
Novel
1982·
Creepshow
Screenplay
1980·
The Shining
Novel
1976·
Carrie
Novel