Peter Parnell is an American playwright, television writer, and children's author whose work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, and television. He adapted The Hunchback of Notre Dame for Disney Theatricals and is known for stage plays such as Trumpery, QED, and The Cider House Rules, the latter earning him several awards. He has worked as a producer and writer on TV series including The West Wing, The Guardian, and BrainDead. With his husband, psychiatrist Justin Richardson, he co-authored the acclaimed and frequently challenged children's book And Tango Makes Three, which has received multiple literary honors. Parnell is Vice-President of the Dramatists Guild of America.