Brian Helgeland
View on IMDb ↗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
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
A Knight's Tale: Making Of
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightFilmography (7)
Crew (31)
- 2024The KillerScreenplay
- 2023FinestkindWriter
- 2020Spenser ConfidentialScreenplay
- 2015LegendDirector
- 201342Screenplay
- 2010Green ZoneWriter
- 2010Robin HoodStory
- 2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Screenplay
- 2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantScreenplay
- 2004Man on FireScreenplay
- 2003Mystic RiverScreenplay
- 2003The OrderProducer
- 2002Blood WorkScreenplay
- 2001A Knight's TaleWriter
- 1999PaybackDirector
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialCo-Producer
- 1997Conspiracy TheoryWriter
- 1997The PostmanScreenplay
- 1995AssassinsScreenplay
- 1992976-EVIL IICharacters
- 1991Highway to HellCo-Producer
- 1989Tales from the CryptWriter
- 1988A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterStory
- 1988976-EVILWriter
- —NessScreenplay
- —Button ManScreenplay
- —Spenser Confidential 2Screenplay
- —The Gangster, the Cop, the DevilStory
- —Outside ManWriter
- —Django/ZorroWriter
- —The GatekeeperScreenplay