- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- January 17, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Brian Helgeland
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.
Filmography
movieThe Killer
2024 · Screenplay
movieFinestkind
2023 · Director, Writer
movieKreka: Dreamcatcher
2021 · Self
movieChadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021 · Self
movieSpenser Confidential
2020 · Screenplay
movieLegend
2015 · Writer, Director
movie42
2013 · Director, Screenplay
movieRobin Hood
2010 · Screenplay, Story
movieGreen Zone
2010 · Writer
movieCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009 · Screenplay
movieThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · Screenplay
movieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
movieVengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
2005 · Self
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
movieMystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004 · Self
movieMan on Fire
2004 · Screenplay
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
movieMystic River: From Page to Screen
2003 · Self
movieMystic River
2003 · Screenplay
movieThe Order
2003 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieBlood Work
2002 · Screenplay
movieA Knight's Tale: Making Of
2002 · Self
movieA Knight's Tale
2001 · Director, Producer, Writer
moviePayback
1999 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Postman
1997 · Screenplay
movieL.A. Confidential
1997 · Screenplay, Co-Producer
movieConspiracy Theory
1997 · Writer
movieAssassins
1995 · Screenplay
movie976-EVIL II
1992 · Characters
movieHighway to Hell
1991 · Writer, Co-Producer
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Director, Writer
movie976-EVIL
1988 · Writer
movieA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988 · Screenplay, Story
movieNess
— · Screenplay
Button Man
movieButton Man
— · Screenplay, Director
Spenser Confidential 2
movieSpenser Confidential 2
— · Screenplay
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
movieThe Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
— · Executive Producer, Story
Outside Man
movieOutside Man
— · Director, Writer
Django/Zorro
movieDjango/Zorro
— · Writer
The Gatekeeper
movieThe Gatekeeper
— · Screenplay