David Koepp

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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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…

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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

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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).