page_title: Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)
hierarchical_section_title: Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)
caption_attribution_description: English: Kevin Williamson at the 2012 ComicCon.
context_page_description: Kevin Meade Williamson is an American screenwriter, filmmaker and actor, best known for the creation of the TV series Dawson's Creek, The Vampire Diaries, The Following, Stalker and more recently, Tell Me a Story.
  He is also widely known for developing and writing the screenplay for the slasher film Scream, as well as its sequels Scream 2 and Scream 4. He also wrote the screenplay for the films I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Faculty, Teaching Mrs. Tingle and Cursed.
context_section_description: Kevin Meade Williamson (born March 14, 1965) is an American screenwriter, filmmaker and actor, best known for the creation of the TV series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017), The Following (2013–2015), Stalker (2014–2015) and more recently, Tell Me a Story (2018–2020).
  He is also widely known for developing and writing the screenplay for the slasher film Scream, as well as its sequels Scream 2 and Scream 4. He also wrote the screenplay for the films I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Faculty, Teaching Mrs. Tingle (which he also directed) and Cursed.
caption: Williamson in 2012
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