Who wrote the novel that is the basis for the NBC TV series that Michael Pitt plays a role in? 
Michael Pitt:  Pitt is known in film for his roles in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Dreamers" (2003), Gus Van Sant's "Last Days" (2005), Michael Haneke's "Funny Games" (2007) and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" (2004), and in television for his roles as Henry Parker in the teen drama "Dawson's Creek", Jimmy Darmody in the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire" and Mason Verger in the NBC series "Hannibal". Mason Verger: Mason Verger is a fictional character that appears in Thomas Harris' 1999 novel "Hannibal", as well as its 2001 film adaptation and the second and third season of the TV series "Hannibal".
Thomas Harris