Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. He graduated from the University of Maine and later worked as a teacher while establishing himself as a writer. Having also published work under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, King's first horror novel, Carrie, was a huge success. Over the years, King has become known for titles that are both commercially successful and sometimes critically acclaimed. His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide and adapted into numerous successful films.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
CBS Saturday Morning (2021)
Guest starring as Stephen King
- Episode 2x51: Allison Russell, Chef Karen Akunowicz, Stephen King (Sep 9, 2023)
Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
Guest starring as Stephen King
(9 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: Psychics (Oct 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Nine Nightmares (Nov 14, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Witches (Oct 31, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: Houses of Hell (Oct 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Ghost Stories (Nov 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Vampires (Nov 11, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Killer Creatures (Nov 4, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Slashers, Part 1 (Oct 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Zombies (Oct 14, 2018)
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Guest starring as Cook
- Episode 1x06: People in the Rain (Sep 13, 2017) [Uncredited]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Stephen King
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2021-08-09: Stephen King, Winston Duke (Aug 9, 2021)
- Episode 2020-05-05: Stephen Colbert from home, with Stephen King, Sheryl Crow (May 5, 2020)
- Episode 2019-09-11: James McAvoy, Stephen King, Vampire Weekend (Sep 11, 2019)
- Episode 2018-05-23: Jason Bateman, Stephen King, Jim James (May 23, 2018)
- Episode 2015-09-11: Amy Schumer, Stephen King, Troubled Waters (Paul Simon) (Sep 11, 2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Stephen King
- Episode 2014-09-24: Stephen King, James Harden, Sam Hunt (Sep 24, 2014)
Under the Dome (2013)
Guest starring as Diner Patron
- Episode 2x01: Heads Will Roll (Jun 30, 2014) [Co-Star]
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Guest starring as Bachman
- Episode 3x03: Caregiver (Sep 21, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
Guest starring as Teddy Weizak
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Stand (May 12, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: The Betrayal (May 11, 1994)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Stephen King
- Episode 1996-09-24: Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen King, Trisha Yearwood (Sep 24, 1996)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Stephen King
- Episode 2023-09-05: Stephen King (Sep 5, 2023)
Crew Credits
Lisey's Story (2021)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 1x01: Bool Hunt (Jun 4, 2021)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
- Episode 1x01: Bool Hunt (Jun 4, 2021)
Episode crew as Teleplay
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Lisey's Story (Jul 16, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: No Light, No Spark (Jul 9, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Now You Must Be Still (Jul 2, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: The Good Brother (Jun 25, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Jim Dandy (Jun 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Under the Yum-Yum Tree (Jun 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Blood Bool (Jun 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Bool Hunt (Jun 4, 2021)
The Stand (2020)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
- Episode 1x01: The End (Dec 17, 2020)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1x09: The Circle Closes (Feb 11, 2021)
Creepshow (2019)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x04: Grieving Process (Oct 13, 2023)
- Episode 4x03: The Hat (Oct 13, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Gray Matter (Sep 26, 2019)
Castle Rock (2018)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Romans (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Henry Deaver (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Past Perfect (Aug 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: The Queen (Aug 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Filter (Aug 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Harvest (Aug 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: The Box (Aug 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Local Color (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Habeas Corpus (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Severance (Jul 25, 2018)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
(18 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Dirty (Nov 27, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: The Word (Nov 20, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: The Mother (Nov 13, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: The Laughing Place (Nov 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Restore Hope (Oct 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Ties that Bind (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: New Jerusalem (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Let the River Run (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Romans (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Henry Deaver (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Past Perfect (Aug 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: The Queen (Aug 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Filter (Aug 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Harvest (Aug 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: The Box (Aug 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Local Color (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Habeas Corpus (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Severance (Jul 25, 2018)
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
(30 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Burning Man (Nov 12, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Crunch Time (Nov 5, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: Mommy Deadest (Oct 29, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: The End of the Beginning (Oct 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: Bad to Worse (Oct 15, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Great Balls of Fire (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Trial and Terror (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Love Lost (Sep 24, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Madness (Sep 17, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: No Good Deed (Sep 10, 2019)
- Episode 2x10: Fade to Blue (Oct 24, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Walk Like a Man (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Nobody Puts Brady in a Crestmore (Oct 10, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Fell on Black Days (Oct 3, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Proximity (Sep 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Andale (Sep 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Motherboard (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: You Can Go Home Now (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Let's Go Roaming (Aug 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Missed You (Aug 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Jibber-Jibber Chicken Dinner (Oct 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: From the Ashes (Sep 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Willow Lake (Sep 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: People in the Rain (Sep 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: The Suicide Hour (Sep 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Gods Who Fall (Aug 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Cloudy, With a Chance of Mayhem (Aug 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: On Your Mark (Aug 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 9, 2017)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(20 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Burning Man (Nov 12, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Crunch Time (Nov 5, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: Mommy Deadest (Oct 29, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: The End of the Beginning (Oct 22, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: Bad to Worse (Oct 15, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Great Balls of Fire (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Trial and Terror (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Love Lost (Sep 24, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Madness (Sep 17, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: No Good Deed (Sep 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Jibber-Jibber Chicken Dinner (Oct 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: From the Ashes (Sep 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Willow Lake (Sep 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: People in the Rain (Sep 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: The Suicide Hour (Sep 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Gods Who Fall (Aug 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Cloudy, With a Chance of Mayhem (Aug 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: On Your Mark (Aug 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 9, 2017)
The Mist (2017)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Tenth Meal (Aug 24, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: The Waking Dream (Aug 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: The Law of Nature (Aug 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Over the River and Through the Woods (Aug 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Devil You Know (Jul 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: The Waiting Room (Jul 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Pequod (Jul 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Show and Tell (Jul 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Withdrawal (Jun 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 22, 2017)
11.22.63 (2016)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Day in Question (Apr 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Soldier Boy (Mar 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald (Mar 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: The Truth (Mar 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: The Eyes of Texas (Mar 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Other Voices, Other Rooms (Feb 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: The Kill Floor (Feb 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: The Rabbit Hole (Feb 15, 2016)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Day in Question (Apr 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Soldier Boy (Mar 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald (Mar 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: The Truth (Mar 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: The Eyes of Texas (Mar 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Other Voices, Other Rooms (Feb 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: The Kill Floor (Feb 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: The Rabbit Hole (Feb 15, 2016)
Under the Dome (2013)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 24, 2013)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 2x01: Heads Will Roll (Jun 30, 2014)
Haven (2010)
Show crew as Based on the Novel Of
(90 episodes)
- Episode 5x26: Forever (Dec 17, 2015)
- Episode 5x25: Now (Dec 17, 2015)
- Episode 5x24: The Widening Gyre (Dec 10, 2015)
- Episode 5x23: Blind Spot (Dec 3, 2015)
- Episode 5x22: A Matter of Time (Nov 26, 2015)
- Episode 5x21: Close to Home (Nov 19, 2015)
- Episode 5x20: Just Passing Through (Nov 12, 2015)
- Episode 5x19: Perditus (Nov 5, 2015)
- Episode 5x18: Wild Card (Oct 29, 2015)
- Episode 5x17: Enter Sandman (Oct 22, 2015)
- Episode 5x16: The Trial of Nathan Wuornos (Oct 15, 2015)
- Episode 5x15: Power (Oct 8, 2015)
- Episode 5x14: New World Order (Oct 8, 2015)
- Episode 5x13: Chosen (Dec 5, 2014)
- Episode 5x12: Chemistry (Nov 28, 2014)
- Episode 5x11: Reflections (Nov 21, 2014)
- Episode 5x10: Mortality (Nov 14, 2014)
- Episode 5x09: Morbidity (Nov 7, 2014)
- Episode 5x08: Exposure (Oct 31, 2014)
- Episode 5x07: Nowhere Man (Oct 24, 2014)
- Episode 5x06: The Old Switcheroo (2) (Oct 17, 2014)
- Episode 5x05: The Old Switcheroo (1) (Oct 10, 2014)
- Episode 5x04: Much Ado About Mara (Oct 2, 2014)
- Episode 5x03: Spotlight (Sep 25, 2014)
- Episode 5x02: Speak No Evil (Sep 18, 2014)
- Episode 5x01: See No Evil (Sep 11, 2014)
- Episode 4x13: The Lighthouse (Dec 13, 2013)
- Episode 4x12: When the Bough Breaks (Dec 6, 2013)
- Episode 4x11: Shot in the Dark (Nov 22, 2013)
- Episode 4x10: The Trouble with Troubles (Nov 15, 2013)
- Episode 4x09: William (Nov 8, 2013)
- Episode 4x08: Crush (Nov 1, 2013)
- Episode 4x07: Lay Me Down (Oct 25, 2013)
- Episode 4x06: Countdown (Oct 18, 2013)
- Episode 4x05: The New Girl (Oct 11, 2013)
- Episode 4x04: Lost and Found (Oct 4, 2013)
- Episode 4x03: Bad Blood (Sep 27, 2013)
- Episode 4x02: Survivors (Sep 20, 2013)
- Episode 4x01: Fallout (Sep 13, 2013)
- Episode 3x13: Thanks for the Memories (Jan 17, 2013)
- Episode 3x12: Reunion (Jan 17, 2013)
- Episode 3x11: Last Goodbyes (Dec 7, 2012)
- Episode 3x10: Burned (Nov 30, 2012)
- Episode 3x09: Sarah (Nov 16, 2012)
- Episode 3x08: Magic Hour (2) (Nov 9, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: Magic Hour (1) (Nov 2, 2012)
- Episode 3x06: Real Estate (Oct 26, 2012)
- Episode 3x05: Double Jeopardy (Oct 19, 2012)
- Episode 3x04: Over My Head (Oct 12, 2012)
- Episode 3x03: The Farmer (Oct 5, 2012)
- Episode 3x02: Stay (Sep 28, 2012)
- Episode 3x01: 301 (Sep 21, 2012)
- Episode 2x13: Silent Night (Dec 6, 2011)
- Episode 2x12: Sins of the Fathers (Sep 30, 2011)
- Episode 2x11: Business as Usual (Sep 23, 2011)
- Episode 2x10: Who, What, Where, Wendigo? (Sep 16, 2011)
- Episode 2x09: Lockdown (Sep 9, 2011)
- Episode 2x08: Friend or Faux (Sep 2, 2011)
- Episode 2x07: The Tides That Bind (Aug 26, 2011)
- Episode 2x06: Audrey Parker's Day Off (Aug 19, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Roots (Aug 12, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: Sparks and Recreation (Aug 5, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: Love Machine (Jul 29, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Fear & Loathing (Jul 22, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: A Tale of Two Audreys (Jul 15, 2011)
- Episode 1x13: Spiral (Oct 8, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: Resurfacing (Oct 1, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: The Trial of Audrey Parker (Sep 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: The Hand You're Dealt (Sep 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: As You Were (Sep 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: Ain't No Sunshine (Aug 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: Sketchy (Aug 20, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Fur (Aug 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Ball and Chain (Aug 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Consumed (Jul 30, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Harmony (Jul 23, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Butterfly (Jul 16, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Welcome to Haven (Jul 9, 2010)
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 1, Part 1 - Witches ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 1, Part 2 - Witches Are ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 1, Part 3 - Witches Are Born ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 2, Part 1 - Native ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 2, Part 2 - Native Breaks ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 2, Part 3 - Native Breaks Free ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 3, Part 1 - Lovers ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 3, Part 2 - Lovers Conquered ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 3, Part 3 - Lovers Conquered All ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 4, Part 1 - Trust ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 4, Part 2 - Trust Kills ()
- Episode S00 Special: Haven: Origins - Episode 4, Part 3 - Trust Kills Fear ()
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (2006)
Episode crew as Story
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: You Know They Got a Hell of a Band (Aug 2, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Autopsy Room Four (Aug 2, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: The Fifth Quarter (Jul 26, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: The Road Virus Heads North (Jul 26, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: The End of the Whole Mess (Jul 19, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Umney's Last Case (Jul 19, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Crouch End (Jul 12, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Battleground (Jul 12, 2006)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 3x15: Revelations of 'Becka Paulson (Jun 6, 1997)
Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
Show crew as Creator
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Stand (May 12, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: The Betrayal (May 11, 1994)
- Episode 1x02: The Dreams (May 9, 1994)
Episode crew as Teleplay
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Stand (May 12, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: The Betrayal (May 11, 1994)
- Episode 1x02: The Dreams (May 9, 1994)
- Episode 1x01: The Plague (May 8, 1994)
Stephen King's Golden Years (1991)
Show crew as Creator
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1x01: Time and Time Again (Jul 16, 1991)
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x08: The Word Processor of the Gods (Nov 25, 1984)