---
name: "Brian K. Vaughan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-k-vaughan"
fi1m_id: "brian-k-vaughan"
imdb_id: "nm1592205"
tmdb_id: 209343
wikidata_id: "Q849628"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 July 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-19T04:31:31.318746+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."
---

# Brian K. Vaughan

## Identity

Brian K. Vaughan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brian-k-vaughan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brian-k-vaughan
- **IMDb ID:** nm1592205
- **TMDB ID:** 209343
- **Wikidata ID:** Q849628
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849628, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1592205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/209343

Writer. Born 17 July 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 July 1976, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_K._Vaughan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849628, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1592205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/209343

## Coming up

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026-12-15), Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81)

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

## Biography

Brian K. Vaughan is an American writer of comic books and television. He studied film at New York University and began his career in comics, contributing to titles at Marvel and DC before creating his own series.

Vaughan wrote for the ABC series *Lost* (2004) during seasons three to five, serving as executive story editor, co-producer and producer; he contributed to several episodes including co-writing "Catch-22". He is also known for the comic book series *Y: The Last Man* (2002–2008), *Ex Machina*, *Runaways*, *Saga* and *Paper Girls*, as well as creating the television series *Under the Dome* (2013).

*Sources: lostpedia.fandom.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, cleveland.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Executive Story Editor, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026), Screenplay — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)
- *Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man* (2025), series, Thanks
- *Paper Girls* (2022), series, Comic Book, Executive Producer
- *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022), Thanks — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness.md)
- *Y: The Last Man* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Comic Book
- *Under the Dome* (2013), series, Writer, Creator
- *Y: The Last Man Rising* (2012), Comic Book
- *Lost* (2004), series, Writer, Co-Producer, Producer, Executive Story Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *A Letter from the Western Front* (1999), as Voice of John (voice)
- *Forbidden Planet*, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Brian K. Vaughan](https://film.one/media/person/100832/gallery-293eccc111f8.jpg) Brian K. Vaughan — Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/8.1.19BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi1.jpg/1280px-8.1.19BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comics creator Brian K. Vaughan on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic Con, Friday October 12, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. This pho](https://film.one/media/person/100832/gallery-d8a75f317b83.jpg) Comics creator Brian K. Vaughan on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic Con, Friday October 12, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. This pho — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/10.12.12BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi1.jpg/1280px-10.12.12BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comics creator Brian K. Vaughan on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic Con, Friday October 12, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. This pho](https://film.one/media/person/100832/gallery-75b8d9ba4f72.jpg) Comics creator Brian K. Vaughan on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic Con, Friday October 12, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. This pho — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/10.12.12BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi2.jpg/1280px-10.12.12BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comics creator Brian K. Vaughan on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic Con, Friday October 12, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. This pho](https://film.one/media/person/100832/gallery-50754671110f.jpg) Comics creator Brian K. Vaughan on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic Con, Friday October 12, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. This pho — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/10.12.12BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi3.jpg/1280px-10.12.12BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brian K. Vaughan](https://film.one/media/person/100832/gallery-31ddaef4b220.jpg) Brian K. Vaughan — Image via TMDB
- ![Writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples, the co-creators of the comic book series Saga, at the Midtown Comics booth on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic](https://film.one/media/person/100832/gallery-5f749d9f2c62.jpg) Writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples, the co-creators of the comic book series Saga, at the Midtown Comics booth on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/10.12.12BrianKVaughanFionaStaplesByLuigiNovi1.jpg/1280px-10.12.12BrianKVaughanFionaStaplesByLuigiNovi1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples, the co-creators of the comic book series Saga, at the Midtown Comics booth on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic](https://film.one/media/person/100832/gallery-cb9f62e0a61c.jpg) Writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples, the co-creators of the comic book series Saga, at the Midtown Comics booth on Day 2 of the 2012 New York Comic — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/10.12.12BrianKVaughanFionaStaplesByLuigiNovi2.jpg/1280px-10.12.12BrianKVaughanFionaStaplesByLuigiNovi2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 32 won

- Hugo Awards 2024: Best Graphic Story (won), for *Saga*
- Ringo Award for Best Writer 2019: Ringo Award for Best Writer (won)
- Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series 2017: Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (won), for *Saga*
- Eisner Award for Best Writer 2017: Eisner Award for Best Writer (won), for *Paper Girls*
- Eisner Award for Best New Series 2016: Eisner Award for Best New Series (won), for *Paper Girls*
- Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series 2016: Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best New Series 2016: Harvey Award for Best New Series (won), for *Paper Girls*
- Harvey Award for Best Writer 2016: Harvey Award for Best Writer (won), for *Saga*
- Best foreign work published in Spain 2015: Best foreign work published in Spain (won), for *Saga*
- Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series 2015: Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (won), for *Saga*
- Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic 2015: Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (won), for *The Private Eye*
- Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series 2015: Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work 2015: Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work (won), for *The Private Eye*
- Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series 2014: Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (won), for *Saga*
- Eisner Award for Best Writer 2014: Eisner Award for Best Writer (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series 2014: Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best Writer 2014: Harvey Award for Best Writer (won), for *Saga*
- Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series 2013: Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (won), for *Saga*
- Eisner Award for Best New Series 2013: Eisner Award for Best New Series (won), for *Saga*
- Eisner Award for Best Writer 2013: Eisner Award for Best Writer (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series 2013: Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best New Series 2013: Harvey Award for Best New Series (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best Writer 2013: Harvey Award for Best Writer (won), for *Saga*
- Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story 2009: Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story (won)
- Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series 2008: Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series (won), for *Y: The Last Man*
- Eisner Award for Best New Series 2008: Eisner Award for Best New Series (won), for *Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight*
- Harvey Award for Best Writer 2008: Harvey Award for Best Writer (won), for *Y: The Last Man*
- Shuster Award for Outstanding International Creator 2007: Shuster Award for Outstanding International Creator (won)
- Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series 2006: Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series (won), for *Runaways*
- Shuster Award for Outstanding International Creator 2006: Shuster Award for Outstanding International Creator (won)
- Eisner Award for Best New Series 2005: Eisner Award for Best New Series (won), for *Ex Machina*
- Eisner Award for Best Writer 2005: Eisner Award for Best Writer (won), for *Y: The Last Man*

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

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