Biography
Tarell Alvin McCraney is an American playwright, screenwriter, actor and producer. He was born on 17 October 1980 in Miami, Florida. He holds a BFA in acting from DePaul University and an MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama, from which he graduated in 2007.
McCraney is best known for co-writing the screenplay for the film Moonlight (2016), based on his own play, for which he shared an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He wrote the screenplay for the film High Flying Bird (2019). Since 2017 he has been chair of playwriting at the Yale School of Drama and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble. In 2023 he was appointed artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
