As a screenwriter, Dan Gunderman is equally comfortable writing drama or comedy, commercial or indie. His historical action screenplay Jayhawkers won the Jacob Krueger Studio Fellowship in 2012, his comedy screenplay Stupid Cupid was a winner of the 2015 StoryPros International Screenplay Contest, and his comedy pilot Dot Org was named a winner of The Golden Script Competition in 2026.
In the New York theater world, Dan has participated in the 24-Hour Plays and the Dog & Pony variety shows, and was one-third of the sketch comedy trio The Nice Men. He has worked for the Jim Henson Company and is formerly the creative director at Big Duck, a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits.
Dan studied theater and literature at Sarah Lawrence College and sits on the board of directors for the Leah Ryan Fund, which provides an annual award for emerging women, trans, and nonbinary playwrights; offers grants to writers facing life-threatening illnesses; and awards a commission to women, trans, and nonbinary playwrights over 40. He currently lives in rural Scotland with his wife and two slightly problematic rescue dogs.



