David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

DAVID LESLIE JOHNSON wrote the horror thriller "Orphan," directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard. The film marked his first feature screenplay credit.

He also co-worked with partner Dan Mazeau on "Wrath of the Titans," the sequel to 2010's "Clash of the Titans."

Johnson attended The 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.

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