---
name: "Alan B. McElroy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-b-mcelroy"
fi1m_id: "alan-b-mcelroy"
imdb_id: "nm0568416"
tmdb_id: 56452
wikidata_id: "Q1429245"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 October 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T00:01:22.580014+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alan B. McElroy

## Identity

Alan B. McElroy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-b-mcelroy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-b-mcelroy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0568416
- **TMDB ID:** 56452
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1429245
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_B._McElroy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1429245, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56452

Writer. Born 1 October 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 October 1960, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Alan McElroy
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_B._McElroy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1429245, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56452

## Coming up

- *Beware Boiúna* (2026-10-01), Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/beware-boiuna.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek: Strange New Worlds*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alan B. McElroy is an American screenwriter. Born in October 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio, he studied psychology at Boston University, Miami University and its European campus in Luxembourg before teaching himself screenwriting from a Writer's Digest article shortly after graduation.

He moved to Los Angeles with his wife Kymm and one script, and was selected for the Columbia Pictures Writing Program. McElroy began his career with the screenplay for *Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers* (1988). He later wrote *Spawn* (1997) and created the *Wrong Turn* franchise with the 2003 film. His television credits include episodes of *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017–2024) and *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022–), where he has also served as co-executive producer. He wrote the screenplay for the 2026 film *Beware Boiúna*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), Fi1m 77, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beware Boiúna* (2026), Writer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/beware-boiuna.md)
- *Strung* (2026), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Time Bandits* (2024), series, as Aggro Albert
- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Story — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md)
- *Wrong Turn* (2021), Executive Producer, Screenplay
- *Fractured* (2019), Writer
- *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017), series, Writer, Teleplay, Story
- *6 Days* (2017), as Policeman #3
- *The Condemned 2* (2015), Writer
- *The Perfect Guy* (2015), Story
- *The Marine 4: Moving Target* (2015), Writer
- *The Night Shift* (2014), series, Writer
- *Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines* (2012), Characters
- *Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings* (2011), Characters
- *Tekken* (2010), as Tekken Arena Attendant · Writer
- *Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead* (2009), Characters
- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), series, Writer
- *Wrong Turn 2: Dead End* (2007), Characters
- *Thr3e* (2007), Screenplay
- *The Marine* (2006), as Johnny · Screenplay
- *Wrong Turn* (2003), Screenplay
- *Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever* (2002), Screenplay
- *Halloween 4: Final Cut* (2001), Actor
- *Layover* (2001), Director, Writer
- *Critics Choice Awards* (2001), series, as Main Host
- *Left Behind* (2000), Writer
- *Spawn* (1997), Screenplay
- *Spawn* (1997), series, Writer
- *Rolling Thunder* (1996), Writer, Story
- *Rapid Fire* (1992), Screenplay, Story
- *Under the Car* (1992), Director
- *Wheels of Terror* (1990), Writer
- *Murder by Night* (1989), Writer
- *Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers* (1988), as State Trooper (uncredited) · Screenplay, Screenstory

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