Michael Starrbury

Michael Starrbury is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on the film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, and the television series Legends of Chamberlain Heights, When They See Us, and Colin in Black & White.

Michael Starrbury
Nationality	American
Occupations	Screenwriter Producer
Years active	2009–present
Notable work	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Legends of Chamberlain Heights When They See Us Colin in Black & White

Career

In 2009, Starrbury served as a panelist for .EDU Film Festival.^[1] In July 2013, he wrote the Lionsgate film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.^[2][3] By May 2015, he scripted the Comedy Central series Legends of Chamberlain Heights.^[4] In July 2018, he was writing the series When They See Us, the first in three projects for Netflix.^[5] In August 2021, the second Netflix collaboration occurred when they hired Starrbury to write the screenplay for Colin in Black & White.^[6] In December 2021, the third Netflix project was revealed when Starrbury was hired to script their film adaptation of David F. Walker's comic, The Hated.^[7] In November 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Starrbury would be collaborating with Marvel Studios, having been set to script the reboot of Blade (2025).^[8]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Writer	Producer
2013	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete	Yes	Co-producer	Film[2]
2016–17	Legends of Chamberlain Heights	Yes	Executive	20 episodes Also actor Role: Malik Cummings[4]
2019	When They See Us	Yes	No	Episode: "Part Four"[5]
2021	Colin in Black & White	Yes	Executive	Episodes: "Cornrows" and "Dear Colin"[6]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Series	Result	Ref.
Black Reel Awards	February 13, 2014	Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete	Nominated	[9]
Independent Spirit Awards	March 1, 2014	Outstanding Best First Screenplay		Nominated	[10]
Black Reel Awards	February 7, 2019	Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series	When They See Us	Nominated	[11]
Primetime Emmy Award	September 14–15, 2019	Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special		Nominated	[12]
African-American Film Critics Association	December 10, 2019	Best Writing		Won	[13]
Humanitas Prize	January 24, 2020	Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special		Won	[14]
NAACP Image Awards	February 22, 2020	Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series		Nominated	[15][16]
Black Reel Awards	February 28, 2022	Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series	Colin in Black & White	Nominated	[17]
		Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series		Nominated

References

1. Archived 2016-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, 2009 Panelists.
2. "Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks in Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete". Digital Spy. July 23, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 23, 2012). "'The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete' Underway With Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright And Anthony Mackie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (May 6, 2015). "High School Animated Comedy Series 'Legends' Heads To Comedy Central". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
5. Patten, Dominic (July 9, 2018). "Ava DuVernay's 'Central Park Five' Casts Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga & John Leguizamo For Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
6. Hipes, Patrick (August 12, 2021). "'Colin In Black & White' Gets Netflix Premiere Date And First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
7. Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 15, 2021). "Netflix & Michael Starrbury Adapt David F. Walker Comic 'The Hated' For Potential Western Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
8. Kroll, Justin (November 21, 2022). "'Blade': Yann Demange Steps In As Director On Marvel Film, Michael Starrbury To Write Script". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
9. Black Reel Awards of 2014
10. The Deadline Team (November 26, 2013). "2014 Spirit Awards: '12 Years A Slave', 'All Is Lost', 'Frances Ha', 'Inside Llewyn Davis' & 'Nebraska' Nab Best Feature Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
11. "The 3rd Annual Black Reel Awards for Television (BRATs)". August 2, 2019.
12. "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
13. African-American Film Critics Association
14. "Humanitas Prize Awards: 'Jojo Rabbit', 'When They See Us', 'Veep' Among Winners". January 25, 2020.
15. "The Nominees". NAACP. December 13, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
16. "NAACP Image Awards®️ on Instagram: "The Nominees for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series are @ava, @michaelstarrbury, @damonlindelof, @cordjefferson,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
17. Anderson, Erik (December 16, 2021). "Black Reel Awards: 'The Harder They Fall' sets record with 20 nominations, women directors make history". AwardsWatch. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

External links

• Michael Starrbury at IMDb