Director

Scott Cawthon

Writing

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 2125615

IMDb ID: nm6926569

Known for: Writing

Born: June 4, 1978

Age: 47

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2003 - 2025

Years active: 23

Average TMDB rating: 7.02

Wikidata: Q19827680

Also known as

Scott Braden Cawthon • Scott Games • Animdude

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Director (7)Writer (2)Creator (1)Original Concept (1)Producer (1)Screenstory (1)

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Biography

Scott Braden Cawthon (born June 4, 1978) is an American former video game developer and writer. He came to prominence as the creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's media franchise, which began with the development of the eponymous survival horror game in 2014. Released independently, the game achieved popularity and obtained a cult following. Cawthon developed nine games in the main series from 2014 until his retirement in 2021, in addition to three spin-offs. He also wrote several books based on Five Nights at Freddy's, like the novel trilogy 'The Silver Eyes', 'Fazbear Frights' series and 'Tales From The Pizzaplex' series. He's also acredited as writer in the Five Nights at Freddy's Film.