Alan Ball (screenwriter)

Alan Ball
Ball in 2008
Born	Alan Erwin Ball (1957-05-13) May 13, 1957 (age 67) Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Education	University of Georgia, Florida State University
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, director, producer
Notable work	American Beauty (1999) Six Feet Under (2001–2005) True Blood (2008–2014) Banshee (2013–2016)
Television	Grace Under Fire, Cybill
Partner	Peter Macdissi

Alan Erwin Ball (born May 13, 1957)^[1] is an American writer and director for film and television.

Ball wrote the screenplay for American Beauty, for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also created the HBO series Six Feet Under and True Blood, for which he earned an Emmy as well as awards from the Writers, Directors, and Producers Guilds of America. He was an executive producer on the Cinemax television series Banshee. He also wrote and directed the films Towelhead (2007) and Uncle Frank (2020).