Steven Conrad

Steven Conrad (born 1968) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Conrad briefly attended Florida State University before transferring to Northwestern University, where he majored in English. Shortly after attending Northwestern, at age 19 he sold his first screenplay, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, adapted from a short story he had written for a creative writing class. Eleven years passed before he tackled his next project, Lawrence Melm, which he scripted and directed. He followed this with The Weather Man (which he also produced) and The Pursuit of Happyness. He wrote, directed, and edited his latest film, The Promotion, which premiered at South by Southwest in March 2008 and was released by Dimension Films later that year. Potential future projects include an adaptation of the Chang-Rae Lee novel Aloft for Scott Rudin; Chad Schmidt, about a talented actor with a slight resemblance to Brad Pitt; and The Expanding Mailman with Jack Black. Conrad is the brother of actor Chris Conrad. He lives in Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Conrad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Ultra City Smiths

Two detectives must contend with dangerous corruption as they investigate the mysterious disappearance of the last honest politician in their dark city. A group of unlikely suspects emerges - each with the last name of Smith.

Release Date: 2021-09-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 7

Vote Count: 14

Perpetual Grace LTD

James, a disgraced firefighter turned grifter, seizes a chance, illicit opportunity to reverse his life’s worsening course as he attempts to prey upon Pastor Byron Brown, who turns out to be far more dangerous than he appears.

Release Date: 2019-06-02

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 32

Wonder

The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Release Date: 2017-11-13

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 7923

Patriot

To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" -- that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm.

Release Date: 2015-11-03

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 9

Vote Count: 151

Unfinished Business

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.

Release Date: 2015-03-05

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 807

Timms Valley

A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate of the town's biggest employer, Timms Industrial Piping. When the company's founder and CEO goes missing in a plane crash, the lives of the characters are turned upside down. Shot in stop-motion animation with baby dolls repurposed as an array of adult characters, and modeled on 1980s primetime soaps like Dynasty.

Release Date: 2013-12-31

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 4

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

Release Date: 2013-12-18

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 7683

The Promotion

Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.

Release Date: 2008-06-06

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 249

The Pursuit of Happyness

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

Release Date: 2006-12-14

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 9965

The Weather Man

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

Release Date: 2005-10-20

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 982

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.

Release Date: 1993-12-17

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 47

Belushi

The story of comic singer John Belushi who rose to fame in 1970s died for a drug overdose in 1982 at the age of 33.

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Untitled Adewumi Family Project

The story of a Nigerian family that escaped terrorism in their home country, sought and received asylum in America, and — against all odds — found a welcoming new home in New York. Living in a homeless center on religious asylum, their 8-year-old son, Tani, won the 2019 New York State chess championship, despite only being introduced to the game two years prior.

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

DTF St. Louis

A love triangle among three adults experiencing middle-age malaise leads to one of them ending up dead.

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 1