David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick is an American writer of cinema and television.

Life

He began writing plays in the second grade and wrote his first screenplay at age nineteen. Johnson attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photography and Cinema. He began his career as a production assistant on Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption, which was filmed on location in Johnson's hometown of Mansfield, Ohio, at the historic Mansfield Reformatory, where Johnson's great-grandfather had been a prison guard. Johnson spent the next five years as Darabont's assistant, using the opportunity to hone his craft as a screenwriter.

Writing credits

Feature films

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
2009	Orphan	Screenplay by	Based on a story by Alex Mace; as David Leslie Johnson
2011	Red Riding Hood	Written by	As David Leslie Johnson
2012	Wrath of the Titans	Screenplay by, story by	Co-wrote screenplay with Dan Mazeau, co-wrote story with Dan Mazeau & Greg Berlanti; as David Leslie Johnson
2016	The Conjuring 2	Screenplay by	Co-wrote screenplay with Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes & James Wan based on a story by Chad & Carey Hayes & James Wan; as David Leslie Johnson
2018	Aquaman	Screenplay by	Co-wrote screenplay with Will Beall based on a story by Geoff Johns & James Wan and Will Beall
2020	The Conjuring 3	Written by

Television

• The Walking Dead (seasons 2, 7, 8)
• Mob City (2013)

External links

• David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick at IMDb