15 Movie and TV Writers Who Put Themselves in Front of the Cameras
![15 Movie and TV Writers Who Put Themselves in Front of the Cameras](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/5/842445_320x180.jpg)
Writers are horrid, terrifying louts who cower behind computers in dark rooms to avoid being seen. For the most part! Sometimes writers are multi-faceted – here meaning “able to write” and “pretty.” Or at least pretty enough to pass on in the background of a film. Some writers are not only comely enough to be seen with human eyes -- sometimes, writers are gorgeous enough people would even pay to see them. Despite making a movie requiring dozens of working parts, sometimes writers are stuck in there pulling double duty. Everyone knows about the writer-director, but what about the writer-actor? It's much the same as the writer-director, in that it’s weird that a writer is doing anything aside from reading grammar books or diagramming sentences, but with one crucial difference -- they still have to do whatever the hell the director wants, even ignoring their own script in the process. Here are some writers who starred in their own production, self-inserting to the max.
Sylvester Stallone in 'Rocky'
![writers on screen Rocky sylvester stallone Stallone wrote this award-winning screenplay. ДЛЕМЕЙ NEVR CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/6/842446.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
John Krasinski in 'A Quiet Place'
![writers on screen A Quiet Place John Krasinski Krasinski co-wrote, directed, and starred in this film about monsters that can hear you, like, S0000 good, dude. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/7/842447.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Quentin Tarantino in 'Pulp Fiction'
![writers on screen Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino Tarantino put himself in his own movie and dropped a ton of n-slurs he had written himself. Yeah, Quentin, you're S000 edgy. We get it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/6/1/842461.jpg)
Source: Miramax/YouTube
BJ Novak, Monday Kaling, and Paul Lieberstein in 'The Office'
![writers on screen er The office B. J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, and Paul Lieberstein All three were writers for the show - and Lieberstein was even showrunner. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/3/842453.jpg)
Source: Showbiz CheatSheet
Ben Affleck in 'Argo'
![writers on screen Argo Ben Affleck Affleck wrote and directed this film, leading to him writing and directing The Batman, and we all know how that went. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/9/842459.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Fleabag'
![writers on screen Fleabag Phoebe waller-Bridge Waller-Bridge wrote and starred in this series based on her play of the same name. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/2/842452.jpg)
Source: NME
Mark Gatiss in 'Sherlock'
![writers on screen sherlock Mark Gatiss The show's co-creator, Gatiss snuck himself in as Mycroft, Sherlock Holmes' protective older brother and government liaison. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/0/842450.jpg)
Source: Baker Street Wiki
Kevin Smith as Silent Bob
![writers on screen Kevin smith Smith has had a perpetual role as quiet stoner Silent Bob in nearly every film of his. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/7/842457.jpg)
Source: IMDb
Mindy Kaling in 'The Mindy Project'
![writers on screen The Mindy Project Mindy Kaling While celebrity-driven projects like Roseanne and Seinfeld aren't that weird, Kaling ran the show herself. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/6/842456.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Seth Rogen in 'Superbad'
![writers on screen superbad seth Rogen Rogen wrote Superbad with friend Evan Goldberg at 13 before acting in it as an adult. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/4/842454.jpg)
Source: Decider
Rob Reiner in 'This is Spinal Tap'
![writers on screen This is spinal тар Rob Reiner Reiner got his start as a comedy actor, appearing in dozens of movies and TV shows before directing films like Misery and The Princess Bride. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/9/842449.jpg)
Source: IMDb
Mike White in 'School of Rock'
![writers on screen school of Rock Mike white The movie's writer has a role as Ned Schneebly. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/1/842451.jpg)
Source: IMDb
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in 'Good Will Hunting'
![writers on screen Good will Hunting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon The two friends famously wrote the script for this film that began as a live-action Splinter Cell type before becoming a Robin Williams sob drama. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/8/842458.jpg)
Source: IMDb
Jason Segel in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'
![writers on screen Forgetting sarah Marshall Jason segel Segel wrote the film based on his own real-life issues with break-ups, stardom, and a Dracula musical he couldn't really crack. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/6/0/842460.jpg)
Source: Cinemablend
Tina Fey in 'SNL' and '30 Rock'
![writers on screen 30 Rock Tina Fey Fey ran both shows while starring in them. saturday Night Live AGINIA CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/5/842455.jpg)
Source: Saturday Night Live Wiki