Brian Helgeland

BRIAN HELGELAND has written and adapted many features throughout his career as a screenwriter, including the Academy Award ®-winning film L.A. Confidential , for which he received an Oscar ®. Among his credits are his original screenplays for Conspiracy Theory and A Knight’s Tale, along with his adaptations of Payback , Man on Fire and Mystic River, for which he received an Academy Award ® nomination.

Helgeland also wrote the Robin Hood, which was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Russell Crowe.

In addition to his work as a screenwriter, Helgeland has directed three feature films and directed his original screenplay Sidney Grimes for Sony Pictures.

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