About

Known credits:
66
Birthday:
1963-06-09
Place of birth:
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Website:

David Koepp

Overview

David Koepp  (born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He has written or co-written the screenplays for more than thirty films, including Apartment Zero, Bad Influence, Death Becomes Her, Carlito’s Way, Jurassic Park, The Paper, Mission: Impossible, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Snake Eyes, Panic Room, Spider-Man, War of the Worlds, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Angels & Demons, Inferno, and Kimi. As a director, his work includes the films The Trigger Effect, Stir of Echoes, Secret Window, Ghost Town, Premium Rush, and You Should Have Left. He was born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from UCLA’s film school in 1986. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.

Known for

Acting

2017 Spielberg Actor Self 65
Fair
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
Average
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 63
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 Writer 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 N/A
N/A
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Writing Writer 64
Fair
2022 Kimi Writing Writer 60
Fair
2020 You Should Have Left Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2017 The Mummy Writing Screenplay 55
Average
2016 Inferno Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2012 Premium Rush Writing Writer 62
Fair
2011 The Little Engine That Could Writing Screenstory 59
Average
2011 The Little Engine That Could Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2009 Angels & Demons Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
2008 Ghost Town Writing Screenplay 63
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 66
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 Screenplay 64
Fair
1996 The Trigger Effect Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1996 Mission: Impossible Writing Story 69
Fair
1996 Mission: Impossible Writing Screenplay 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 Screenplay N/A
N/A
Cold Storage Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
Spy vs. Spy Writing Writer N/A
N/A
The Green Hornet and Kato Writing Writer N/A
N/A
Blackhawk Writing Writer N/A
N/A
Micro Writing Screenplay N/A
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Cold Storage Writing Novel N/A
N/A

Production

2025 Presence Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2022 Kimi Production Producer 60
Fair
2002 Panic Room Production Producer 66
Fair
1989 Apartment Zero Production Producer 59
Average
Cold Storage Production Producer N/A
N/A