Person

BenDavid Grabinski

Writing · Born 1983-02-12 · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

BenDavid Thomas Grabinski (born February 12, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer and television showrunner. His directorial debut was the 2021 comedy thriller film Happily starring Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé. He wrote and directed the 2026 buddy comedy film Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice starring Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, and Eiza González which headlined the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 14, 2026 and is distributed by Hulu.

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  Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

  Writer

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  Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

  Executive Producer

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  Are You Afraid of the Dark?

  Writer

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  Skiptrace

  Screenplay

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  Blindspotting

  Script Consultant

• Archer & Armstrong

  Writer

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  Happily

  Screenplay

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  Cost of Living

  Director

• Hex

  Screenplay

• 2026Mike & Nick & Nick & AliceWriter
• 2023Scott Pilgrim Takes OffExecutive Producer
• 2021HappilyScreenplay
• 2019Are You Afraid of the Dark?Writer
• 2018BlindspottingScript Consultant
• 2016SkiptraceScreenplay
• 2011Cost of LivingDirector
• —Archer & ArmstrongWriter
• —HexScreenplay