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Bill Dubuque

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Bill Dubuque
Born
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter

Bill Dubuque is an American screenwriter known for such films as The Accountant,[1] A Family Man,[2] The Judge,[3] and the television series Ozark.[4]

Biography

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Dubuque was born in St. Louis, Missouri, spending time working on the Lake of the Ozarks as a teen.[4][5] He still lives in St. Louis, with his wife and three children,[5] with whom he still frequently visits the Lake of the Ozarks.[5]

Before starting as a screenwriter in 2008, Dubuque worked as a recruitment headhunter.[1][5] He was approached by producer Mark Williams with the rough idea for The Accountant, which Dubuque developed into a script named to the 2011 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood,[1][6] including doing research to develop the protagonist (played by Ben Affleck) to have high-functioning autism;[1] the film was credited by Autism Speaks for its portrayal of the disorder.[1] The first screenplay of his to be produced, 2012's The Judge, led to Dubuque’s being recognized as one of Variety's 10 screenwriters to watch[7] and named to the 2012 Black List with 20 mentions.[8][9] In 2015, Dubuque successfully pitched an action-adventure called The Real McCoy to Universal Pictures, with Chris Pratt attached to star;[10] as of January 2018, the film was still in development.[11][better source needed]

Another collaboration with Mark Williams, A Family Man, was released in 2016;[12] with a working title of The Headhunter's Calling, the script was based on Dubuque's previous work in recruitment.[13]

Dubuque's teenage experiences at an Ozarks resort[5] led him to work again with producer Mark Williams[14] and Jason Bateman[10] on developing the series Ozark, which was released on Netflix in 2017 and quickly renewed for a second season,[14] as well as earning the writing team a Writers Guild of America Award nomination.[15] In April 2019, it was revealed that Dubuque had replaced Damian Szifron as the screenwriter for the film adaptation of The Six Million Dollar Man.[16]

In 2024, it was announced that he would wrote and executive produce the Netflix limited series His & Hers.[17], which premiered on January 8, 2026.[18] In the same year, Peacock gave the series order of M.I.A. which he serves as a creator, writer and executive producer.[19] The series premiered on May 7, 2026.[20]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Writer Executive
producer		 Ref
2014 The Judge Yes No [3]
2016 A Family Man Yes Yes [2]
The Accountant Yes No [1]
2025 The Accountant 2 Yes No

Television

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Year Title Creator Writer Executive
producer		 Notes Ref
2017–2022 Ozark Yes Yes Yes Nominations:
 [4][5][15]
2026 His & Hers No Yes Yes
M.I.A. Yes Yes Yes

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Josh Rottenberg (October 6, 2016). "How assassin-on-the-spectrum thriller The Accountant approached depicting autism honestly". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Andrew Schenker (November 29, 2012). "Dubuque: Corporate headhunter followed Calling". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Mike Fleming, Jr (April 4, 2012). "Warner Bros The Judge Collars Scribe Bill Dubuque To Script Robert Downey Jr-Starrer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Jeremy Egner (July 14, 2017). "Ozark on Netflix: This Lake Has Hidden Depths". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gail Pennington (July 21, 2017). "St. Louisan brings his own history to Netflix's Ozark". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Nikki Finke (December 12, 2011). "The Black List 2011: Screenplay Roster". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Katherine Brodsky (November 20, 2012). "10 Screenwriters to Watch to be honored at Whistler Film Fest". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Jeff Sneider (December 17, 2012). "2012 Black List announced". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Nikki Finke (December 17, 2012). "The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Nellie Andreeva (September 25, 2015). "Jason Bateman To Topline, Produce & Direct Ozark Drama Series For MRC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ The Real McCoy at IMDb
  12. ↑ Gary Goldstein (July 27, 2017). "Review: Gerard Butler is a big miss in overbearing and treacly drama A Family Man". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Matt Grobar (September 10, 2016). "The Headhunter's Calling Star Gerard Butler On Latest Passion Project &; How "There's Just No Safety Anymore In This Industry" – Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Lesley Goldberg (August 15, 2017). "Ozark Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Cynthia Littleton (December 7, 2017). "Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: The Americans, Handmaid's Tale, GLOW Grab Multiple Mentions". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ Kroll, Justin (April 16, 2019). "'Bumblebee' Director to Tackle 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Adaptation for WB, Mark Wahlberg (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  17. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (September 10, 2024). "Jon Bernthal And Pablo Schreiber Join Tessa Thompson In 'His & Hers'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  18. ↑ Ariana, Romero (October 15, 2025). "His & Hers: Tessa Thompson Wants to Know Whose Side You're on This Winter". Netflix Tudum (Press release). Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  19. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (August 22, 2024). "South Florida Crime Drama M.I.A. From Ozark's Bill Dubuque Gets Straight-To-Series Order At Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  20. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (February 12, 2026). "Bill Dubuque's Crime Drama M.I.A. Sets Peacock Premiere Date & Drops First-Look Images". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
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