Charlie Kaufman
Writing · Screenplay · Story · Producer
Born Nov 19, 1958 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1990–present · Awards: Writers Guild of America Award, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Time Machine Award
Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
Filmography
The Actor (2025) — Executive ProducerLater the War — Director · ScreenplayThe Memory Police — ScreenplayHow to Shoot a Ghost (2025) — DirectorDarkest Miriam (2025) — Executive ProducerEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — Screenplay · Story · Executive ProducerKung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — Script ConsultantBeing John Malkovich (1999) — Executive Producer · WriterAdaptation. (2002) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerSynecdoche, New York (2008) — Producer · Director · WriterAnomalisa (2015) — Writer · Theatre Play · Director · ProducerI'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerConfessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) — ScreenplayOrion and the Dark (2024) — WriterMoral Orel (2005) — StoryHuman Nature (2001) — Producer · WriterGet a Life (1990) — WriterNed & Stacey (1995) — Writer · ProducerThe Edge (1992) — WriterThe Dana Carvey Show (1996) — WriterThe Trouble with Larry (1993) — Writer · Story EditorJackals & Fireflies (2023) — Director · ProducerMisery Loves Company (1995) — Co-ProducerHow and Why — Director · Writer