Brian Helgeland
American screenwriter · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1961 · age 65
Brian Thomas Helgeland is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1997) and Mystic River (2003).
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Mel Gibson Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Mark Addy Brian produced A Knight's Tale (2001)
Jack Conley Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Heath Ledger Brian directed A Knight's Tale and The Order
Lucy Liu Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
James Coburn Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Paul Bettany Brian directed A Knight's Tale and Legend
Tony Scott Directed Man on Fire (2004)
Maria Bello Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Richard Donner Directed Assassins and Conspiracy Theory
Alan Tudyk Brian directed A Knight's Tale and 42
Deborah Kara Unger Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
John Glover Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Shannyn Sossamon Brian produced A Knight's Tale (2001)
William Devane Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Arnon Milchan Produced L.A. Confidential and Man on Fire
Gregg Henry Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Bill Duke Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
David Paymer Brian directed Payback and Payback: Straight Up
Lauren Shuler Donner Produced Assassins (1995)
Todd Black Produced A Knight's Tale (2001)
Clint Eastwood Directed Mystic River (2003)
Russell Crowe Produced Robin Hood (2010)
Denzel Washington Also in Man on Fire (2004)
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He wrote and directed the films 42, a biopic of Jackie Robinson, and Legend, about the rise and fall of the infamous London gangsters, the Kray twins. His work on L.A. Confidential earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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United States
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Writers
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Living
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Born 1961 · age 65
