Bill Dubuque

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Bill Dubuque
Born
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation Screenwriter

Bill Dubuque is an American screenwriter known for such films as The Accountant , [1] A Family Man , [2] The Judge , [3] and the television series Ozark . [4]

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Biography

Dubuque was born in St. Louis, Missouri, spending time working on the Lake of the Ozarks as a teen. [4] [5] He still lives in St. Louis, with his wife and three children, [5] with whom he still frequently visits the Lake of the Ozarks. [5]

Before starting as a screenwriter in 2008, Dubuque worked as a recruitment headhunter. [1] [5] He was approached by producer Mark Williams with the rough idea for The Accountant, which Dubuque developed into a script named to the 2011 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, [1] [6] including doing research to develop the protagonist (played by Ben Affleck) to have high-functioning autism; [1] the film was credited by Autism Speaks for its portrayal of the disorder. [1] The first screenplay of his to be produced, 2012's The Judge, led to Dubuque’s being recognized as one of Variety 's 10 screenwriters to watch [7] and named to the 2012 Black List with 20 mentions. [8] [9]

In 2015, Dubuque successfully pitched an action-adventure called The Real McCoy to Universal Pictures, with Chris Pratt attached to star; [10] as of January 2018, the film is still in production. [11] [ better source needed ] Another collaboration with Mark Williams, A Family Man, was released in 2016; [12] with a working title of The Headhunter's Calling, the script was based on Dubuque's previous work in recruitment. [13] Dubuque's teenage experiences at an Ozarks resort [5] led him to work again with producer Mark Williams [14] and Jason Bateman [10] on developing the series Ozark, which was released on Netflix in 2017 and quickly renewed for a second season, [14] as well as earning the writing team a Writers Guild of America Award nomination. [15] In April 2019, Dubuque replaced Damian Szifron as the screenwriter for the film adaptation of The Six Million Dollar Man . [16] In September 2024, he wrote and executive produced the upcoming Netflix series His & Hers . [17]

Filmography

YearTitleNotesRef
2014 The Judge Screenplay [3]
2016 A Family Man Written by and executive producer [2]
The Accountant Written by [1]
2017–2022 Ozark
  • Created by
  • Executive producer
  • Story by (2 episodes)
  • Teleplay by (2 episodes)
  • Nominated:
 [4] [5] [15]
2025 The Accountant 2 Written by
TBAThe Night GardenerAnimation Screenplay

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Josh Rottenberg (October 6, 2016). "How assassin-on-the-spectrum thriller The Accountant approached depicting autism honestly". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Andrew Schenker (November 29, 2012). "Dubuque: Corporate headhunter followed Calling". Variety . Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Mike Fleming, Jr (April 4, 2012). "Warner Bros The Judge Collars Scribe Bill Dubuque To Script Robert Downey Jr-Starrer". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Jeremy Egner (July 14, 2017). "Ozark on Netflix: This Lake Has Hidden Depths". The New York Times . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gail Pennington (July 21, 2017). "St. Louisan brings his own history to Netflix's Ozark". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Nikki Finke (December 12, 2011). "The Black List 2011: Screenplay Roster". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Katherine Brodsky (November 20, 2012). "10 Screenwriters to Watch to be honored at Whistler Film Fest". Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Jeff Sneider (December 17, 2012). "2012 Black List announced". Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Nikki Finke (December 17, 2012). "The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Nellie Andreeva (September 25, 2015). "Jason Bateman To Topline, Produce & Direct Ozark Drama Series For MRC". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ The Real McCoy at IMDb
  12. ↑ Gary Goldstein (July 27, 2017). "Review: Gerard Butler is a big miss in overbearing and treacly drama A Family Man". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Matt Grobar (September 10, 2016). "The Headhunter's Calling Star Gerard Butler On Latest Passion Project &; How "There's Just No Safety Anymore In This Industry" – Toronto". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Lesley Goldberg (August 15, 2017). "Ozark Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Cynthia Littleton (December 7, 2017). "Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: The Americans, Handmaid's Tale, GLOW Grab Multiple Mentions". Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ Kroll, Justin (April 16, 2019). "'Bumblebee' Director to Tackle 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Adaptation for WB, Mark Wahlberg (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  17. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (September 10, 2024). "Jon Bernthal And Pablo Schreiber Join Tessa Thompson In 'His & Hers'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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