Zach Baylin is a screenwriter who writes grounded, kinetic, character- driven stories and was named one of Variety’s 2021 “10 Screenwriters to Watch.” He is known for writing the script for King Richard, which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 2022 Academy Awards.

Baylin is currently writing the script for Creed III, the third installment of the revamped Rocky series. The film will star Michael B. Jordan, who will also be making his directorial debut through the project, and is set to release November 23, 2022. Previously, Baylin has also written projects for Lionsgate, Imagine, TNT, Studio 8, WIIP, as well as for acclaimed filmmakers such as James Grey, Jeremy Saulinier, Francesco Munzi and Jonathan Levine.

Apart from writing, Baylin has also worked in the art department on dozens of film and television projects in New York including “Boardwalk Empire,” “Mildred Pierce,” “The Blacklist,” “A Walk Among the Tombstones,” “Gossip Girl,” “Side Effects” and “Dave Chapelle’s Block Party.”

He graduated from Johns Hopkins University, where he is still one of the most accomplished wide receivers in Hopkins football history.

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