Walter Mosley
Writing
Walter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; they are perhaps his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first black male to receive the honor.
Known for
Writing8
tvThe Lowdown
2025
Writer
movieThe Man in My Basement
2025
Novel, Screenplay
tvSnowfall
2017
Writer, Teleplay
movieThe Middle Passage
2000
Dialogue
movieAlways Outnumbered
1998
Novel, Teleplay
tvFallen Angels
1993
Story
Acting9
movieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004
Congressman Rawlins
movieClint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Self - Writer
Production4
tvJustified: City Primeval
2023
Consulting Producer
tvThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2022
Executive Producer
movieAlways Outnumbered
1998
Executive Producer
movieDevil in a Blue Dress
1995
Associate Producer