Jason Hall (screenwriter)
Jason Hall | |
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| Born | Jason Dean Hall April 28, 1972 |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, film director, former actor |
Jason Dean Hall (born April 28, 1972) is an American screenwriter, film director, and former actor. He played the recurring character of Devon MacLeish in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He had a guest starring role on Without a Trace as Jesse in season two.
As a screenwriter, Hall wrote Spread (2009), Paranoia (2003) (with Barry Levy), and the screenplay for American Sniper (2014),[1] for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He then wrote and directed Thank You for Your Service (2017) and co-wrote Gran Turismo (2023).
Early life
[edit | edit source]Hall attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He studied business, English, and cinema at the University of Southern California.[2]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Spread | No | Yes | Associate | |
| 2013 | Paranoia | No | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | American Sniper | No | Yes | Executive | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| 2017 | Thank You for Your Service | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Gran Turismo | No | Yes | Executive |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Jason Hall at IMDb
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- 1972 births
- American male screenwriters
- American male television actors
- Film directors from California
- Living people
- Male actors from San Bernardino County, California
- People from Lake Arrowhead, California
- University of Southern California alumni
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- Screenwriters from California
- American television actor, 1970s birth stubs