Colson Whitehead

Career Overview

Colson Whitehead has 6 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Signature works include Nickel Boys, The Intuitionist. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

6

Birth Date

1969-11-06

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Nickel Boys
• The Intuitionist

Frequent Collaborators

• Ethan Herisse (1 collaborations)
• Brandon Wilson (1 collaborations)
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (1 collaborations)
• Hamish Linklater (1 collaborations)
• Gralen Bryant Banks (1 collaborations)
• Fred Hechinger (1 collaborations)
• Jimmie Fails (1 collaborations)
• Luke Tennie (1 collaborations)
• Bryan Gael Guzman (1 collaborations)
• Ethan Cole Sharp (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (2 credits)

  • The Intuitionist

    novel

    writing
    2026
  • Nickel Boys

    book

    writing
    2024

• actors (3 credits)

  • The Last Critic

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Victoria Beckham, Jussie Smollett, Colson Whitehead (2016) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • The Daily Show

    - Colson Whitehead (2019) ... Self actor actors
    1996

• production (1 credits)

  • Nickel Boys

    executive producer

    production
    2024