David Koepp
Writing

David Koepp

June 9, 1963 (62 years old) Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also known as: Leonard Maas kiçik, デイヴィッド・コープ, Leonard Maas Jr., Девід Кеп

Biography

David Koepp (/kɛp/; born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He is the ninth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts, with a total gross of over $2.3 billion. Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres: thriller, science fiction, comedy, action, drama, crime, superhero, horror, adventure, and fantasy.

Some of the best-known films he has written include the sci-fi adventure films Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); the crime film Carlito’s Way (1993); the action spy films Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014); the superhero film Spider-Man (2002); the sci-fi disaster film War of the Worlds (2005); and the mystery thriller Angels & Demons (2009). Koepp has directed seven feature films over the course of his career: The Trigger Effect (1996), Stir of Echoes (1999), Secret Window (2004), Ghost Town (2008), Premium Rush (2012), Mortdecai (2015), and You Should Have Left (2020).

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Known For

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

2002 • Movie

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era

2025 • Movie

Spielberg

Spielberg

2017 • Movie

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997 • Movie

Movie Credits (34)

Acting

2002

Big Trouble

as Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice)

2025

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era

as Self

2017

Spielberg

as Self

1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

as Unlucky Bastard

1997

The Making of 'The Lost World'

as Self

2009

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

as Self

2016

Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

as Self

2003

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

as Self

Crew

2004

Secret Window

Director

1989

Apartment Zero

Producer

2002

Panic Room

Producer

1999

Stir of Echoes

Director

1990

Bad Influence

Writer

2008

Ghost Town

Director

2012

Premium Rush

Director

2012

Premium Rush

Writer

1996

The Trigger Effect

Director

The Green Hornet and Kato

Writer

TV Credits (1)

Crew

2002

Hack

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 9, 1963 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity
1.0

Career Stats

34
Movies
1
TV Shows