David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (né Johnson) is an American screenwriter, television writer, television producer, and film producer.
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, television writer, television producer, film producer |
Life
Johnson began writing plays in the second grade and wrote his first screenplay at age nineteen after graduating from Lexington High School in Lexington, Ohio. He attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photography and Cinema.
He began his career as a production assistant on Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption, which was filmed on location in Johnson's hometown of Mansfield, Ohio, at the historic Mansfield Reformatory, where Johnson's great-grandfather had been a prison guard. Johnson spent the next five years as Darabont's assistant, using the opportunity to hone his craft as a screenwriter. He wrote at least two scripts for the cancelled Return of the Thing, a four-hour sequel mini-series to John Carpenter's 1982 cult classic The Thing. The project was ultimately cancelled for unknown reasons.
Filmography
Film
Writer
- Orphan (2009)
- Red Riding Hood (2011)
- Wrath of the Titans (2012)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- Aquaman (2018)
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
- Mice and Mystics (TBA)
Producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Red Riding Hood: The Tale Begins | Short film Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Till Death | |
| TBA | Orphan: First Kill |
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–present | The Walking Dead | Yes | Consulting | Writer: 14 episodes Consulting producer: 32 episodes |
| 2013 | Mob City | Yes | No | 2 episodes |