Writers
by abkcppm | created - 19 Jun 2016 | updated - 02 Jul 2016 | Public
101. Steven Zaillian
Writer | Searching for Bobby Fischer
Steven Zaillian was born on January 30, 1953 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), The Irishman (2019) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). He is married to Elizabeth Zaillian. They have two children.
102. Tony Gilroy
Writer | Michael Clayton
Tony Gilroy was born in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; and raised in upstate New York. His father, Frank D. Gilroy, was a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, director, and screenwriter. Tony has penned many films, including The Devil's Advocate (1997) and The Cutting Edge (1992).
103. Scott Z. Burns
Writer | The Report
Scott Z. Burns is known for The Report (2019), Side Effects (2013) and Contagion (2011).
104. George Nolfi
Writer | The Bourne Ultimatum
George Nolfi is an American writer-director best known for Bourne Ultimatum, Oceans Twelve, and The Adjustment Bureau. His most recent film, The Banker, starring Sam Jackson and Anthony Mackie won the 2021 NAACP Image Award for Best Independent Motion Picture.
Nolfi's first screenwriting credit was ...
105. Robert Ludlum
Writer | The Bourne Supremacy
Robert Ludlum was born on May 25, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Legacy (2012). He was married to Karen Dunn and Mary Patricia Ryducha. He died on March 12, 2001 in Naples, Florida, ...
106. William Blake Herron
Writer | A Texas Funeral
William Blake Herron is known for A Texas Funeral (1999), The Bourne Identity (2002) and Role Models (2008).
107. Josh Goldsmith
Producer | The King of Queens
Josh Goldsmith was born in 1970. He is known for The King of Queens (1998), What Men Want (2019) and 13 Going on 30 (2004). He is married to Cathy Yuspa.
108. Cathy Yuspa
Producer | The King of Queens
Cathy Yuspa was born in 1971. She is known for The King of Queens (1998), What Men Want (2019) and 13 Going on 30 (2004). She is married to Josh Goldsmith.
109. Diane Drake
Writer | What Men Want
Diane Drake is known for What Men Want (2019), What Women Want (2000) and Only You (1994).
110. Josh Friedman
Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water
Josh Friedman is known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), War of the Worlds (2005) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). He has been married to Christine Albrecht-Buehler since August 4, 2002. They have one child.
111. David Koepp
Writer | Jurassic Park
David Koepp is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for writing Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi and Panic Room directed by David ...
112. H.G. Wells
Writer | The War of the Worlds
Writer, born in Bromley, Kent. He was apprenticed to a draper, tried teaching, studied biology in London, then made his mark in journalism and literature. He played a vital part in disseminating the progressive ideas which characterized the first part of the 20th-c. He achieved fame with scientific...
113. Len Wiseman
Writer | Underworld
Filmmaker Len Wiseman's career began through his work in the art department on the blockbuster hits like Godzilla (1998), Men in Black (1997), and Independence Day (1996). His design talents soon got him behind the camera directing commercials for PlayStation, Time Warner, Oracle, Intel, and ...
114. John Hlavin
Writer | Underworld: Awakening
John Hlavin is known for Underworld: Awakening (2012), The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022) and Shooter (2016).
115. J. Michael Straczynski
Writer | Babylon 5
J. Michael Straczynski was born on July 17, 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Changeling (2008) and Jeremiah (2002). He was previously married to Kathryn M. Drennan.
116. Allison Burnett
Writer | Autumn in New York
Allison was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He later moved to Evanston, Illinois, where he attended Evanston Township High School and graduated from Northwestern University. He later studied playwriting as a fellow of The Juilliard School. His debut novel, ...
117. Kevin Grevioux
Actor | Underworld
Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kevin Grevioux was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in various other states including Alaska, Oklahoma, Massachusetts (Boston), and New Jersey. He graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C. with a degree in Microbiology, afterwards attending ...
118. Danny McBride
Writer | Underworld
As the quintessential Navy Brat, McBride spent his formative years living a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one tropical locale to another. His family was transferred, on average, once every three years. At first this was tough on Danny and his younger sister, Kelly. Packing up memories and saying ...
119. Dirk Blackman
Writer | Outlander
Dirk Blackman is known for Outlander (2008), Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) and Into the Dark (2018).
120. Howard McCain
Director | Outlander
Howard McCain is known for Outlander (2008), A Boy's Life (2014) and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009).
121. Robert Orr
Writer | The Resident
Before turning to screenwriting, Robert Orr traveled through Bosnia and Croatia during the Yugoslavian Civil War, working first as a photographer and later as an aid worker helping to rebuild homes damaged from fighting. He also worked at the massive DaDaab refugee camp on the Kenyan/Somali border.
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122. David Scarpa
Writer | Napoleon
David Scarpa is known for Napoleon (2023), The Last Castle (2001) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
123. Edmund H. North
Writer | Patton
Edmund H. North was born on March 12, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Patton (1970), In a Lonely Place (1950) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He was married to Colette Ford. He died on August 28, 1990 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
124. Gary Whitta
Writer | Rogue One
Gary Whitta is known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), After Earth (2013) and The Book of Eli (2010).
125. John Brancato
Writer | The Game
John Brancato was born on November 8, 1958 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Game (1997), The Net (1995) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). He has been married to Jennifer Long since March 21, 1987.
126. Michael Ferris
Writer | The Game
Michael Ferris was born on January 29, 1961 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Game (1997), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and The Net (1995).
127. Gale Anne Hurd
Producer | The Terminator
Gale Anne Hurd was born on October 25, 1955 in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Stanford University, she joined New World Pictures as executive assistant to Roger Corman, the company president. She worked her way up through various administrative positions and eventually became ...
128. Michael Crichton
Writer | Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Roslyn, New York. His father was a journalist and encouraged him to write and to type. Michael gave up studying English at Harvard University, having become disillusioned with the teaching standards--the final straw came when he ...
129. Stephen Hauser
Writer | Sphere
Stephen Hauser is known for Sphere (1998), Sleepers (1996) and Disclosure (1994).
130. Paul Attanasio
Writer | Quiz Show
Paul Albert Attanasio (born November 14, 1959) is an American screenwriter. He is a 1981 graduate of Harvard College, where he lived in Currier House, and earned his law degree at Harvard Law School in 1984. Paul is known for Homicide: Life on The Street (1993-1999), Quiz Show (1994), Donnie Brasco...
131. Zoe Kazan
Actress | Ruby Sparks
Zoe Swicord Kazan was born in Los Angeles, California, to screenwriters Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord. She is the granddaughter of director Elia Kazan. She is of Greek (from her paternal grandfather), English, and German descent.
Kazan received her BA in Theater from Yale University. In the fall ...
132. Jon Spaihts
Writer | Prometheus
Jon Spaihts is an American screenwriter and author. He has written the films Dune starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, Passengers starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, Prometheus starring ...
133. Damon Lindelof
Producer | Lost
Damon Lindelof was born on April 24, 1973 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Lost (2004), The Leftovers (2014) and Watchmen (2019). He has been married to Heidi Fugeman since May 28, 2005. They have one child.
134. Michael Spierig
Director | Predestination
Michael Spierig was born in Germany. He is known for Predestination (2014), Daybreakers (2009) and Winchester (2018).
135. Peter Spierig
Director | Predestination
Peter Spierig was born in Germany. He is known for Predestination (2014), Daybreakers (2009) and Undead (2003).
136. Robert A. Heinlein
Writer | Starship Troopers
At the age of 17, Heinlein graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He spent one year at the University of Missouri before he entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, from which he graduated as the 20th best among the 243 cadets. He spent five years in the Pacific ...
137. Leslie Dixon
Producer | Limitless
Leslie Dixon is known for Limitless (2011), Freaky Friday (2003) and Overboard (1987).
139. James V. Hart
Writer | August Rush
James V. Hart was born on January 22, 1947 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for August Rush (2007), Muppet Treasure Island (1996) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). He has been married to Judith Nugent-Hart since August 5, 1973. They have two children.
140. Michael Goldenberg
Writer | Contact
Michael Goldenberg was born in 1965. He is a writer and director, known for Contact (1997), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Green Lantern (2011).
141. Carl Sagan
Writer | Contact
Astronomer, educator and author Carl Sagan was perhaps the world's greatest popularizer of science, reaching millions of people through newspapers, magazines and television broadcasts. He is well-known for his work on the PBS series Cosmos (1980), the Emmy Award and Peabody Award-winning show that ...
142. Ann Druyan
Writer | Contact
Ann Druyan was born on June 13, 1949 in Queens, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Contact (1997), Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014) and Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020). She was previously married to Carl Sagan.
143. Arthur C. Clarke
Writer | 2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke was born in the seaside town of Minehead, Somerset, England in December 16, 1917. In 1936 he moved to London, where he joined the British Interplanetary Society. There he started to experiment with astronautic material in the BIS, write the BIS Bulletin and science fiction. During ...
144. Matthew Graham
Writer | Life on Mars
Matthew Graham is known for Life on Mars (2006), Ashes to Ashes (2008) and Electric Dreams (2017).
145. Eric Aronson
Writer | Mortdecai
Eric Aronson is known for Mortdecai (2015), Any Day Now and On the Line (2001).
146. Kyril Bonfiglioli
Writer | Mortdecai
Kyril Bonfiglioli was born on May 29, 1928 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK. Kyril was a writer, known for Mortdecai (2015). Kyril died on March 3, 1985 in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.
147. David Twohy
Writer | The Fugitive
As both writer and director, David Twohy has contributed much to the film world, helping to elevate movies in such a way that Entertainment Weekly was prompted to name him "one of the 100 most creative people in Hollywood." In his career, Twohy has worked with on-screen notables like Harrison Ford,...
148. Jim Wheat
Writer | Pitch Black
Jim Wheat was born in 1952. He is a writer and producer, known for Pitch Black (2000), Riddick (2013) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).
149. Ken Wheat
Writer | Pitch Black
Ken Wheat was born in 1950. He is a writer and producer, known for Pitch Black (2000), Riddick (2013) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).
150. Etan Cohen
Writer | Holmes & Watson
Etan Cohen was born on March 14, 1974 in Israel. He is a writer and producer, known for Holmes & Watson (2018), Idiocracy (2006) and Men in Black³ (2012). He has been married to Emily Bowen-Cohen since June 14, 1998. They have three children.
151. Lowell Cunningham
Writer | Men in Black
Lowell Cunningham was born on May 21, 1959 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Men in Black (1997), Men in Black: International (2019) and Men in Black³ (2012).
152. Chris Carter
Writer | The X Files
Born and raised in Bellflower, California, Chris Carter graduated from the California State University at Long Beach with a degree in journalism. Formerly a freelance journalist and editor of "Surfing" magazine, Carter began his career as a screenwriter in 1985 at The Walt Disney Studios. In 1992 ...
153. Caspian Tredwell-Owen
Writer | The Island
Caspian Tredwell-Owen was born in Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is known for The Island (2005), Profile of a Killer (2012) and Beyond Borders (2003).
154. Alex Kurtzman
Producer | Sleepy Hollow
Alex Kurtzman is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed People Like Us and the panned 2017 reboot The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. He wrote Transformers 1 and 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Star Trek, The Island and Cowboys & Aliens. He also created the TV show Fringe.
155. Roberto Orci
Producer | Star Trek
Roberto Orci was born on July 20, 1973 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a producer and writer, known for Star Trek (2009), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Fringe (2008). He has been married to Adele Heather Taylor since June 6, 2020. He was previously married to ...
156. Michael Ferris
Writer | The Game
Michael Ferris was born on January 29, 1961 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Game (1997), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and The Net (1995).
157. John Brancato
Writer | The Game
John Brancato was born on November 8, 1958 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Game (1997), The Net (1995) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). He has been married to Jennifer Long since March 21, 1987.
158. Robert Venditti
Writer | Surrogates
Robert Venditti is known for Surrogates (2009), Surrogates: Deleted Scenes (2009) and Creative Continuity (2013).
159. Brett Weldele
Writer | Surrogates
Brett Weldele is known for Surrogates (2009), Southland Tales (2006) and Demonium (2001).
160. Michael Crichton
Writer | Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Roslyn, New York. His father was a journalist and encouraged him to write and to type. Michael gave up studying English at Harvard University, having become disillusioned with the teaching standards--the final straw came when he ...
161. Peter Buchman
Writer | Jurassic Park III
Peter Buchman was born on July 13, 1967. He is a writer and actor, known for Jurassic Park III (2001), Che: Part One (2008) and Eragon (2006).
162. Alexander Payne
Director | Nebraska
Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos. He is the youngest...
163. Jim Taylor
Writer | Election
Jim Taylor was born in 1962 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Election (1999), Sideways (2004) and About Schmidt (2002). He has been married to Tamara Jenkins since 2002. They have one child.
164. Jamin Winans
Director | Myth of Man
Jamin Winans is known for Myth of Man, Ink (2009) and The Frame (2014).
165. Steve Kloves
Writer | The Fabulous Baker Boys
Steve Kloves was born on March 18, 1960 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Wonder Boys (2000) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
166. J.K. Rowling
Writer | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Bristol, a few miles south of a town called Dursley ("Harry Potter"'s Muggle-family). Her father Peter Rowling was an engineer for Rolls Royce in Bristol at this time. Her mother, Anne, was half-French and half-Scottish. They met on a train as it left King's ...
167. Paul T. Scheuring
Producer | The Experiment
Paul T. Scheuring was born on November 20, 1968 in Aurora, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Experiment (2010), Den of Thieves (2018) and Prison Break (2005).
168. John Carpenter
Writer | The Fog
John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, to mother Milton Jean (Carter) and father Howard Ralph Carpenter. His family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at Western Kentucky University. He attended Western Kentucky ...
169. Tim Kring
Producer | Heroes
Tim Kring was born on July 9, 1957 in El Dorado County, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Heroes (2006), Chicago Hope (1994) and The Conspiracy for Good: London 2010 (2010).
170. Lawrence Kasdan
Writer | The Big Chill
Lawrence Kasdan is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He directed Body Heat, Grand Canyon, The Big Chill, Silverado and Dreamcatcher. He wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Bodyguard, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens and Solo: A Star Wars Story. He is ...
171. J.J. Abrams
Producer | Lost
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, the son of TV producer parents. At 15, he wrote the music for Don Dohler's Nightbeast (1982). In his senior year of college, he and Jill Mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which became Taking Care of Business (1990)....
172. Michael Arndt
Writer | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Michael Arndt was born on November 11, 1965 in Harris County, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
173. George Lucas
Writer | Star Wars
George Walton Lucas, Jr. was raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. During his late teen years, he went to Thomas Downey High School and was very much interested in drag racing. He planned to become a professional racecar ...
174. Jonathan Hales
Writer | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Jonathan Hales was born on May 10, 1937 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), The Scorpion King (2002) and Dempsey and Makepeace (1985).
175. Francis Ford Coppola
Producer | Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...
176. Mario Puzo
Writer | The Godfather
Mario Puzo was born October 15, 1920, in "Hell's Kitchen" on Manhattan's (NY) West Side and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University. His best-known novel, "The Godfather," was preceded by two critically acclaimed novels...
177. Thomas Keneally
Writer | Schindler's List
Thomas Keneally, (born October 7, 1935, Sydney, Australia), Australian writer best known for his historical novels. Keneally's characters are gripped by their historical and personal past, and decent individuals are portrayed at odds with systems of authority.
At age 17 Keneally entered a Roman ...
178. Steven Zaillian
Writer | Searching for Bobby Fischer
Steven Zaillian was born on January 30, 1953 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), The Irishman (2019) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). He is married to Elizabeth Zaillian. They have two children.
179. Quentin Tarantino
Writer | Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.
In January of...
180. Roger Avary
Writer | Pulp Fiction
Award-winning filmmaker Roger Avary first began experimenting in Beta I video and 8mm film formats during the late 1970s. In 1983, his Super-8mm supernatural thriller The Worm Turns won Best Film from the Los Angeles Film Teachers Association Film Expo. He went on to attend the Pasadena Art Center ...
181. Paul T. Scheuring
Producer | The Experiment
Paul T. Scheuring was born on November 20, 1968 in Aurora, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Experiment (2010), Den of Thieves (2018) and Prison Break (2005).
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