About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1963-06-09
Place of birth:
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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David Koepp

Overview

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 fantasy.

Some of the best-known films he has written include the sci-fi adventure films Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); 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); the sci-fi disaster film War of the Worlds (2005); and the mystery thriller Angels & Demons (2009). Koepp has directed seven feature films over the course of his career: The Trigger Effect (1996), Stir of Echoes (1999), Secret Window (2004), Ghost Town (2008), Premium Rush (2012), Mortdecai (2015), and You Should Have Left (2020).

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Known for

Acting
2017 Spielberg Actor Self 64
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2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers Actor Self 59
Average
2003 The Making of 'Carlito's Way' Actor Self 59
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2002 Big Trouble Actor Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice) 59
Average
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Actor Unlucky Bastard 64
Fair
1997 The Making of 'The Lost World' Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
2020 You Should Have Left Directing Director 59
Average
2015 Mortdecai Directing Director 55
Average
2012 Premium Rush Directing Director 62
Fair
2008 Ghost Town Directing Director 62
Fair
2004 Secret Window Directing Director 65
Fair
1999 Stir of Echoes Directing Director 64
Fair
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Directing Second Unit Director 64
Fair
1996 The Trigger Effect Directing Director 58
Average
1994 Suspicious Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2026 The Dish Writing Screenplay N/A
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2025 Cold Storage Writing Novel N/A
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2025 Cold Storage Writing Screenplay N/A
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2025 Jurassic World Rebirth Writing Writer N/A
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2025 Black Bag Writing Writer N/A
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2025 Presence Writing Writer 59
Average
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Writing Writer 64
Fair
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Writing Characters 66
Fair
2022 Kimi Writing Writer 60
Fair
2020 You Should Have Left Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Writing Characters 65
Fair
2017 The Mummy Writing Screenplay 55
Average
2016 Inferno Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2015 Jurassic World Writing Characters 66
Fair
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2012 Premium Rush Writing Writer 62
Fair
2011 The Little Engine That Could Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2011 The Little Engine That Could Writing Screenstory 59
Average
2009 Angels & Demons Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
2008 Ghost Town Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2005 Zathura: A Space Adventure Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
2005 War of the Worlds Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
2004 Secret Window Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
2002 Spider-Man trilogy Writing Writer 61
Fair
2002 Spider-Man Writing Screenplay 72
Good
2002 Panic Room Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2001 Jurassic Park III Writing Characters 61
Fair
1999 Stir of Echoes Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1998 Snake Eyes Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1998 Snake Eyes Writing Story 61
Fair
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Writing Characters 64
Fair
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1996 The Trigger Effect Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1996 Mission: Impossible Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
1996 Mission: Impossible Writing Story 69
Fair
1994 The Shadow Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1994 The Paper Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1993 Carlito's Way Writing Screenplay 75
Good
1993 Jurassic Park Writing Screenplay 78
Good
1992 Death Becomes Her Writing Writer 66
Fair
1991 Toy Soldiers Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1990 Bad Influence Writing Writer 59
Average
1990 Why Me? Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1990 Dark Angel Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1989 Apartment Zero Writing Screenplay 59
Average
Blackhawk Writing Writer N/A
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Spy vs. Spy Writing Writer N/A
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The Green Hornet and Kato Writing Writer N/A
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Blackhawk Writing Screenplay N/A
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Micro Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2025 Cold Storage Production Producer N/A
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2025 Presence Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2022 Kimi Production Producer 60
Fair
2002 Panic Room Production Producer 67
Fair
1989 Apartment Zero Production Producer 59
Average