David Koepp
Writing
David Gerard Koepp (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).
Known for
Writing43
movieDisclosure Day
2026
Screenplay
movieCold Storage
2026
Novel, Screenplay
movieQuarto do Pânico
2025
Original Film Writer
movieBlack Bag
2025
Writer
moviePresence
2025
Writer
movieKimi
2022
Writer
movieYou Should Have Left
2020
Screenplay
movieThe Mummy
2017
Screenplay
movieInferno
2016
Screenplay
movieJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
Screenplay
moviePremium Rush
2012
Writer
movieThe Little Engine That Could
2011
Screenstory, Screenplay
movieAngels & Demons
2009
Screenplay
movieGhost Town
2008
Screenplay
movieZathura: A Space Adventure
2005
Screenplay
movieWar of the Worlds
2005
Screenplay
movieSecret Window
2004
Screenplay
movieSpider-Man
2002
Screenplay
moviePanic Room
2002
Screenplay
movieStir of Echoes
1999
Screenplay
movieSnake Eyes
1998
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
Screenplay
movieThe Trigger Effect
1996
Screenplay
movieMission: Impossible
1996
Screenplay, Story
movieSuspicious
1994
Screenplay
movieThe Shadow
1994
Screenplay
movieThe Paper
1994
Screenplay
movieCarlito's Way
1993
Screenplay
movieJurassic Park
1993
Screenplay
movieToy Soldiers
1991
Screenplay
movieBad Influence
1990
Writer
movieWhy Me?
1990
Screenplay
movieDark Angel
1990
Writer
movieApartment Zero
1989
Screenplay
Micro
Screenplay
Westworld
Screenplay
Directing9
movieYou Should Have Left
2020
Director
movieMortdecai
2015
Director
moviePremium Rush
2012
Director
movieGhost Town
2008
Director
movieSecret Window
2004
Director
movieStir of Echoes
1999
Director
movieThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
Second Unit Director
movieThe Trigger Effect
1996
Director
movieSuspicious
1994
Director
Acting8
movieBig Trouble
2002
Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice)
movieThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
Unlucky Bastard
Production7
movieCold Storage
2026
Producer
movieBlack Bag
2025
Executive Producer
moviePresence
2025
Executive Producer
movieKimi
2022
Producer
moviePanic Room
2002
Producer
movieThe Paper
1994
Producer
movieApartment Zero
1989
Producer
Creator1
tvHack
2002
Creator