Background
Esmail was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Esmail was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
New York University.
He is the creator and head writer of the television show Mr. Robot. He is of Egyptian descent. While attending New York University, he worked in its computer lab before being put on academic probation for an incident there.
After graduating from that college"s Tisch School of the Arts, he went on to a Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Film Institute Conservatory.
In 2008, Esmail"s first feature film screenplay, Sequels, Remakes & Adaptations, landed on the Black List, a yearly survey of over 600 production companies and film executives of the "most liked" motion picture screenplays not yet produced. In 2014, his feature length directorial debut, Comet was released by International Finance Corporation. He is the creator, executive producer and head writer of the cyberpunk–thriller television series Mr.
Robot, which premiered on United States of America Network on June 24, 2015. Esmail originally envisioned the project as a feature film.
In August 2015, Esmail became engaged to actress Emmy Rossum after dating for two years.
He directed her in his directorial debut, Comet.