William Van Duzer Lawrence IV (born December 26, 1968) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and director.

Lawrence is a graduate of the College of William & Mary, where he studied English and was a member of Kappa Alpha (KA) social fraternity.

[4][5] His next project was co-creating the 2002 animated sitcom Clone High for MTV with Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

In 2005, Lawrence co-created the failed The WB pilot Nobody's Watching with Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan.

[7] Lawrence co-created the single-camera sitcom Cougar Town, which premiered in 2009 on ABC, with Kevin Biegel.

The show is executive produced by series star Courteney Cox and her then-husband David Arquette.

[14] Lawrence wrote a script for the Rush Hour TV series, though it was ultimately canceled, after a single season.

[16] Lawrence is an executive producer for Whiskey Cavalier, described as an action dramedy starring Scott Foley and Lauren Cohan, which was ordered to series at ABC but canceled after 10 episodes.