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David Koepp

David Koepp

Known For Writing
Birthday Jun 09, 1963 (62)
Birthplace Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Jul 03, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Koepp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

2002

as Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

as Unlucky Bastard

Black Bag

Black Bag

2025

Writer

Presence

Presence

2025

Writer

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

2025

Screenplay, Novel

Kimi

Kimi

2022

Writer

You Should Have Left

You Should Have Left

2020

Screenplay

The Mummy

The Mummy

2017

Screenplay

Inferno

Inferno

2016

Screenplay

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2014

Screenplay

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

2012

Writer

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

2011

Screenstory, Screenplay

Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

2009

Screenplay

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

2008

Screenplay

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

Screenplay

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005

Screenplay

Secret Window

Secret Window

2004

Screenplay

Panic Room

Panic Room

2002

Screenplay

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002

Screenplay

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes

1999

Screenplay

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

Screenplay, Story

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

Second Unit Director, Screenplay

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1996

Screenplay, Story

The Trigger Effect

The Trigger Effect

1996

Screenplay

The Paper

The Paper

1994

Screenplay

The Shadow

The Shadow

1994

Screenplay

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

1993

Screenplay

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993

Screenplay

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

Writer

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

1991

Screenplay

Bad Influence

Bad Influence

1990

Writer

Dark Angel

Dark Angel

1990

Screenplay

Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero

1989

Screenplay

You Should Have Left

You Should Have Left

2020

Director

Mortdecai

Mortdecai

2015

Director

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

2012

Director

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

2008

Director

Secret Window

Secret Window

2004

Director

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes

1999

Director

The Trigger Effect

The Trigger Effect

1996

Director

Suspicious

Suspicious

1994

Director

Presence

Presence

2025

Executive Producer

Black Bag

Black Bag

2025

Executive Producer

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

2025

Producer

Kimi

Kimi

2022

Producer

Panic Room

Panic Room

2002

Producer

Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero

1989

Producer

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