Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian[1] (born January 30, 1953) is an Armenian-American screenwriter, film director and producer.
He also created, wrote and directed the limited series The Night Of (2016) and Ripley (2024), the latter for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award.
[5] Steven Zaillian is known for writing screenplays that often deal with tragedy and drama.
His most notable work is the 1993 screenplay for the film Schindler's List, for which he won an Academy Award.
Zaillian directed and wrote the 1993 film Searching for Bobby Fischer, for which he earned critical and commercial acclaim.