David Callaham

David Callaham (also credited as David Elias Callaham and Dave Callaham) is an American screenwriter and producer born on October 24, 1977, in Fresno, California. Known for high-concept, crowd-pleasing storytelling, he has become a familiar name behind major studio action, superhero, and genre franchises.

Callaham broke through with big-budget work in the 2000s, including a co-writing credit on Doom (2005). He later helped shape modern action cinema with The Expendables (2010), building momentum as a go-to writer for kinetic set pieces and ensemble-driven spectacle.

In the following decade, his credits expanded across blockbuster and animated hits, with writing contributions to Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), and a standout run in 2021 that included Mortal Kombat and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He continued into the Spider-Verse with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Beyond writing, Callaham has appeared on screen in projects like Henchman: The Al Leong Story (as himself) and voiced roles in America: The Motion Picture. His work reflects a career built on versatile genre craft and franchise-scale storytelling.