Brian Helgeland
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Brian Helgeland

Born 17 January 1961 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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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

Mystic River
Man on Fire
L.A. Confidential
Robin Hood
Legend
A Knight's Tale
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Spenser Confidential
Green Zone
Payback
42
Assassins
The Killer
Finestkind
Spenser Confidential
Legend
42
Robin Hood
Green Zone
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Man on Fire
The Order
Mystic River
Blood Work
A Knight's Tale
Payback
L.A. Confidential
The Postman
Conspiracy Theory
Assassins
Highway to Hell
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
976-EVIL
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