Kevin McManus is an American filmmaker and television writer. He is known for writing and directing the 2021 film ''

The Block Island Sound ''The Block Island Sound'' is a 2020 American science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus and starring Chris Sheffield and Michaela McManus. The plot follows a fisherman who encounters horrors ...

'', as well as the 2012

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official selection '' Funeral Kings''. He regularly works with his brother, Matthew McManus. He is also known for writing and producing episodes of the

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series ''

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'' and ''

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''. For his work on ''American Vandal'', McManus was nominated for an

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for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie and won a

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Career

McManus's first feature film, '' Funeral Kings'' premiered in March 2012 at the

Film Festival. He then went on to produce the horror feature film ''

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'' which earned a ''

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'' Critic's Pick. Most recently, McManus wrote, produced and directed the film ''

'' which was released on

in March 2021 where it hit the Top Ten films within its first week on the platform.

''American Vandal''

McManus was a writer and producer on both Season 1 and Season 2 of ''

''. The series was Netflix's most binge-watched show of 2017. On April 19, 2018, ''American Vandal'' won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment. In July 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Select filmography

Personal life

He is the brother of filmmaker Matthew McManus and actress

Michaela McManus Michaela McManus (born May 20, 1983) is an American actress, known for her portrayals of Lindsey Strauss on '' One Tree Hill'', A.D.A. Kim Greylek on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Grace Karn on the NBC drama '' Aquarius''. Early ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McManus, Kevin Screenwriters from Rhode Island American television writers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male screenwriters Film directors from Rhode Island Emerson College alumni Film producers from Rhode Island People from Warwick, Rhode Island Sibling filmmakers