Person
Ron Nyswaner
Writing · Born 1956-10-05 · Clarksville, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director. He has been nominated for numerous awards including a Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He is known for his screenplays Smithereens (1982), Philadelphia (1993), The Painted Veil (2006), Freeheld (2015), and My Policeman (2022). He is also known as a writer and producer of the Showtime series Ray Donovan (2013–2015) and Homeland (2017–2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Nyswaner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Homeland
Writer
Ray Donovan
Writer
Fellow Travelers
Executive Producer
Philadelphia
Writer
The Painted Veil
Screenplay
My Policeman
Screenplay
Freeheld
Screenplay
Filthy Gorgeous
Writer
The Celluloid Closet
Self
Soldier's Girl
Writer
Filmography
- 2026Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersExecutive Producer
- 2023Fellow TravelersExecutive Producer
- 2023Commitment to LifeSelf
- 2022Loan WolvesProducer
- 2022My PolicemanScreenplay
- 2020Murder on Middle BeachExecutive Producer
- 2015FreeheldScreenplay
- 2015She's The Best Thing in ItProducer
- 2013Ray DonovanWriter
- 2012Why Stop Now?Screenplay
- 2011HomelandWriter
- 2007Filthy GorgeousWriter
- 2007Casting PearlsExecutive Producer
- 2006The Painted VeilScreenplay
- 2004People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'Self
- 2003Soldier's GirlWriter
- 1997Star MapsCo-Producer
- 1996The Celluloid ClosetSelf
- 1995Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in AmericaSelf - Screenwriter, "Philadelphia"
- 1993PhiladelphiaWriter
- 1990Love HurtsWriter
- 1989Gross AnatomyScreenplay
- 1988The Prince of PennsylvaniaDirector
- 1984Mrs. SoffelWriter
- 1984Swing ShiftAdditional Writing
- 1982SmithereensStory
- —American WifeWriter
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