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Brian Helgeland

Writing · Born 1961-01-17 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Biography

Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1998) and Mystic River (2003). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Brian Helgeland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2024The KillerScreenplay
2023FinestkindDirector
2021Kreka: DreamcatcherSelf
2021Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an ArtistSelf
2020Spenser ConfidentialScreenplay
2015LegendWriter
201342Director
2010Robin HoodScreenplay
2010Green ZoneWriter
2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantScreenplay
2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Screenplay
2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightSelf
2005Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'Self
2004Mystic River: Beneath the SurfaceSelf
2004Man on FireScreenplay
2003Mystic River: From Page to ScreenSelf
2003Mystic RiverScreenplay
2003The OrderDirector
2002Blood WorkScreenplay
2002A Knight's Tale: Making OfSelf
2001A Knight's TaleDirector
1999PaybackScreenplay
1997The PostmanScreenplay
1997L.A. ConfidentialScreenplay
1997Conspiracy TheoryWriter
1995AssassinsScreenplay
1992976-EVIL IICharacters
1991Highway to HellWriter
1989Tales from the CryptDirector
1988976-EVILWriter
1988A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterScreenplay
—NessScreenplay
—Button ManScreenplay
—Spenser Confidential 2Screenplay
—The Gangster, the Cop, the DevilExecutive Producer
—Outside ManDirector
—Django/ZorroWriter
—The GatekeeperScreenplay

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