University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Loyola Marymount University
Occupation(s)
director, producer, screenwriter
Years active
1988–present
Notable work
L.A. Confidential Mystic River
Awards
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997)
Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961)[1] is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential and Mystic River.[2] He also 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 the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
^Rose, Mike (January 17, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^Helgeland profile, The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
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