---
name: "Anthony King"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-king"
fi1m_id: "anthony-king"
imdb_id: "nm1511524"
tmdb_id: 1250579
wikidata_id: "Q4772883"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "6 June 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-22T02:29:17.985762+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."
---

# Anthony King

## Identity

Anthony King

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anthony-king
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anthony-king
- **IMDb ID:** nm1511524
- **TMDB ID:** 1250579
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4772883
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_King_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4772883, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1511524/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1250579

Writer and producer. Born 6 June 1975 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 6 June 1975, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [John Lee](https://film.one/person/john-lee-1216197.md), [Lilly Burns](https://film.one/person/lilly-burns.md), [Ryan McFaul](https://film.one/person/ryan-mcfaul.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 85 (3), 2020s 61 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 76 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 2, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_King_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4772883, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1511524/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1250579

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Silicon Valley*](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md) (82), [*Rooster*](https://film.one/tv/rooster.md) (57)
- **Hulu:** [*Search Party*](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md) (92)
- **Apple TV:** [*Broad City*](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Anthony King is an American writer, producer and comedian. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was formerly Artistic Director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.

King has written for television series including *Playing House*, *Broad City* (2014–), *Silicon Valley* (2014–), *Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp* (2015), *Search Party* (2016–), *Dead to Me* (2019) and *The Afterparty* (2022). He wrote an episode of and served as executive producer on the HBO series *Rooster* (2026). He co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical *Beetlejuice* and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2011.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Rooster* (2026), Fi1m 57, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/rooster.md)
- *Search Party* (2016), Fi1m 92, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)
- *Broad City* (2014), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Phony* (2026), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/phony.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

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

- *Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat* (2026), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Rooster* (2026), series, Writer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/rooster.md)
- *The Afterparty* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Dead to Me* (2019), series, Writer, Consulting Producer
- *Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later* (2017), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- *Search Party* (2016), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)
- *Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp* (2015), series, Staff Writer
- *Playing House* (2014), series, as Dave
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Broad City* (2014), series, Writer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md)
- *Save Me* (2013), series, Writer
- *Along Came Polly* (2004), as JC Superstar Band
- *Phony*, series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/phony.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 2019: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (nominated), for *Beetlejuice*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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