Sam Esmail, American screenwriter
Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs the production company Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer and director of the television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He directed and produced the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020). As of 2021, Esmail is attached to produce a number of upcoming television series and films including Gaslit and Angelyne, for which he also serves as a writer.
Esmail's work often centers on the themes of alienation, technology, and American society, and he is known to work with cinematographer Tod Campbell and producer Chad Hamilton of Anonymous Content.