Patrick Sheane Duncan (born 1947) is an American writer, film producer and director.
[1] A graduate of Grand Valley State University[2] in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Duncan's career has been influenced by his Vietnam War experiences, which inspired the television miniseries Vietnam War Story (1987) and its sequel Vietnam War Story: The Last Days (1989) and the films 84C MoPic (1989)[3] and Courage Under Fire (1996).
Additional writing credits include A Home of Our Own (1993), The Pornographer (1994), Nick of Time (1995), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), and the television movies A Painted House (2003), Elvis (2005), and the Little Red Wagon (2012).
Duncan is a winner of the CableACE Award for Writing for a Dramatic Series for Vietnam War Story: The Last Days and a Christopher Award for Mr. Holland's Opus, which also garnered him a Golden Globe nomination.
He received the Vietnam Veterans of America Excellence in the Arts Award at the organization's 1989 National Convention in Chicago.