Stephen Chbosky (; born January 25, 1970) is an American
novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for writing the New York Times bestselling
coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), as well as for screenwriting and directing the
film version of the same book, starring
Logan Lerman,
Emma Watson, and
Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film
Rent, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series
Jericho, which began airing in 2006.