Billy Ray (born September 21, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night.[1] He has written numerous movies including Volcano[2] and Hart's War.[3] He was one of the creators and writers of the science fiction show Earth 2.
Billy Ray | |
|---|---|
 Billy Ray in 2007 | |
| Born | September 21, 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Stacy Sherman |
Biography
Ray was born to a Jewish family and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California.[4][5] Starting in 2003 he began to direct as well as write; his first film was Shattered Glass, inspired by the true story of Stephen Glass, a journalist who fabricated a majority of his stories.[6] He was nominated for the Most Promising Filmmaker by the Chicago Film Critics Association and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for his work on this film.[7] Breach (2007), which Ray co-wrote and directed, tells a similar story about Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for more than two decades, and Eric O'Neill, who worked as his assistant and helped bring about his downfall.[8]
He is perhaps best known for writing the screenplay to the 2012 blockbuster The Hunger Games, and his Academy Award-nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Bobby & Larry Show | Written by, producer |
| 1994 | Color of Night | Screenplay by, story by |
| 1995 | The Shooter | Screenplay by |
| 1997 | Volcano | |
| 1998 | Legalese | Written by |
| 2002 | Hart's War | Screenplay by |
| 2003 | Shattered Glass | Director, written by |
| 2004 | Suspect Zero | Screenplay by |
| 2005 | Flightplan | Written by |
| 2007 | Breach | Director, screenplay by |
| 2009 | State of Play | Screenplay by |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | |
| 2015 | The Breakup Girl | Producer |
| Secret in Their Eyes | Director, screenplay by | |
| 2018 | Overlord | Screenplay by, story by |
| 2019 | Gemini Man | Screenplay by |
| Terminator: Dark Fate | ||
| Richard Jewell |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | Earth 2 | Created by, story by | Co-created with Michael Duggan & Carol Flint & Mark Levin |
| 2016–2017 | The Last Tycoon | Developed for television by, story by, teleplay by, directed by, written for television by | |
| TBA | A Higher Loyalty | Developed for television by, story by | Upcoming miniseries |
References
- ^ "Production Credits: Color of Night". Allmovie. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Production Credits: Volcano". Allmovie. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Production Credits: Hart's War". Allmovie. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi. "Miniseries adds Jewish context to Fitzgerald's 'Last Tycoon'". Jewish Journal.
Ray, 53, said that he and the show's executive producer, Christopher Keyser, deliberately increased the story's Jewish content because they both are Jewish
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (November 21, 2003). "Neediness brought journalists downfall Judaism brought him back". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ Hastings, Michael. "Overview: Shattered Glass". Allmovie. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Awards: Billy Ray". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Overview: Breach". Allmovie. Retrieved March 15, 2010.