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Colson Whitehead

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  • Producer
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Colson Whitehead was born in 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Underground Railroad (2021), Nickel Boys (2024) and Sag Harbor.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper, Aaron Pierre, and Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (2021)
    The Underground Railroad
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
    Nickel Boys
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2024
    Sag Harbor
    TV Series
    • Writer
      The Wrong Side of the Bridge
      • Self
      • 2006

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      Writer

      • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
        Nickel Boys
        7.6
        • book
        • 2024
      • Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper, Aaron Pierre, and Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (2021)
        The Underground Railroad
        7.4
        TV Mini Series
        • book
        • 2021

      Producer

      • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
        Nickel Boys
        7.6
        • executive producer
        • 2024
      • Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper, Aaron Pierre, and Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (2021)
        The Underground Railroad
        7.4
        TV Mini Series
        • executive producer
        • 2021
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      • Height
        • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
      • Born
        • 1969
        • New York City, New York, USA
      • Spouse
        • Natasha Stovall
      • Other works
        Novel: "Apex Hides the Hurt", 2006
      • Publicity listings
        • 6 Articles
        • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      • Trivia
        In 2020, he became only the fourth writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice, joining Booth Tarkington, William Faulkner and John Updike.

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