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American screenwriter and director (1963-)

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  • INDIANA JONES Y EL REINO DE LA CALAVERA DE CRISTAL
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  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Writing · Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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…

Known for

  • Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era — Self2025
  • Spielberg — Self2017
  • Tom Hanks: A League of His Own — Self2016
  • A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers — Self2009
  • The Making of 'Carlito's Way' — Self2003
  • Big Trouble — Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice)2002
  • The Making of 'The Lost World' — Self1997
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park — Unlucky Bastard1997

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1968

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Listeners
676
Total plays
4,262

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Born
( 1963-06-09 ) June 9, 1963 (age 62) , Pewaukee , Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater
University of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
Screenwriter film director film producer author
Years active
1988–present
Spouse s
Rosario Varela ​ ( divorced ) ​ , Melissa Thomas

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1988-00-00
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date of birth
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David Koepp (/kɛp/; born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He is the fourth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.97 billion.

He is known for a variety of screenplays, including those of the Steven Spielberg–directed films Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), War of the Worlds (2005) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Other Koepp screenplays include those for 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); another Indiana Jones film, The Dial of Destiny (2023); and another Jurassic Park film, Jurassic World Rebirth (2025).

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