LOS ANGELES, CA - A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Darryl Wharton-Rigby has worked diligently to create a niche for himself as a writer/director. He has earned awards from the Maryland State Arts Council, the Painted Bride Arts Center in Philadelphia and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame for his work as a filmmaker and playwright. Wharton-Rigby worked for two seasons as a Writer for the critically acclaimed television series, Homicide: Life On The Street.

His teleplay “Sins Of the Father” was nominated for a 1999 NAACP Image Award. In 1998 Rigby completed his debut feature film Detention, which he wrote and directed. The film has received numerous honors and awards, including “Best Director” at the Urbanworld Film Festival and the “Audience Award” at the Atlanta Film and Video Festival.

Wharton-Rigby also worked as a Writer on the NBC teen dramedy Just Deal; and wrote Table 22, the first series pilot for B.E.T. Darryl is also the writer and director for the play, Here Come the Drums which had a successful run to sell-out crowds in Los Angeles in March of 2003.



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