He has published seven novels, some of which have been turned in to films, including “Stray Dogs”, “The Drift”, and “Those Who Walk in Darkness”. He is most widely recognized as a screenwriter, and wrote scripts, or the story, for such films as “U Turn”, “Undercover Brother”, “Three Kings”, “Red Tails”, and most recently, “12 Years a Slave”. His script adaptation of “12 Years a Slave”, won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, among multiple other honors.