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Portrait of David Henry Hwang

Writing

David Henry Hwang

Career

Active from 1971 to 2025, with a break from 1972 to 1981, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Affair
The Affair
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Henry Hwang Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Cultural Preservation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Untitled Anna May Wong biopic
Untitled Anna May Wong biopic

Screenplay

Hunchback
Hunchback

Writer

2020s

1 title
Yellow Face
Yellow Face (2025)

Writer

2010s

3 titles · average score 66
Phởmily Feud
Phởmily Feud (2016)

Writer

Bondage
Bondage (2015)

Writer

White Frog
White Frog (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pastor

2000s

2 titles · average score 59
Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland
Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland (2008)

Writer

Possession
Possession (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenstory

1990s

4 titles · average score 35
Golden Gate
Golden Gate (1994)
GoodWatch score 17

Writer

M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Homes Apart: Korea
Homes Apart: Korea (1991)

Writer

Forbidden Nights
Forbidden Nights (1990)

Story