Robert Rodat

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Robert Rodat
Born1959 or 1960 (age 65–66)[1]
Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
EducationColgate University (BA)
Harvard Business School (MBA)
University of Southern California (MFA)[2]
OccupationsWriter, producer
Years active1992–present

Robert Rodat (born c. 1960) is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television. He is known for writing the films Saving Private Ryan (1998), which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay;[1] Fly Away Home (1996), The Patriot (2000), and The Catcher Was a Spy (2018). He is also the creator of the television series Falling Skies (2011–15) and Those About to Die (2024).

Life and career

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Rodat was born in Keene, New Hampshire.[3] His father was a World War II veteran.[3] He attended Colgate University, Harvard Business School, and the University of Southern California.[3]

He wrote Saving Private Ryan (1998),[4] The Comrades of Summer (1992), Tall Tale (1995),[5] Fly Away Home with Vince McKewin (1996),[6] and The Patriot (2000).[4] He worked on the revision of the script for the 2008 film 10,000 BC[7] and helped with the story of 2013 film Thor: The Dark World.[4] Rodat also contributed to a screenplay for a film adaptation of Warcraft,[8] work that was ultimately rebooted with the exit of the film's then-attached director, Sam Raimi.

In 2009, Rodat created the TNT science-fiction series Falling Skies, produced by Steven Spielberg. The series did not premiere until summer 2011. Its fifth and final season was broadcast in the summer of 2015. The show is about human survivors of a semi-post apocalyptic world due to an alien invasion.[9]

In 2022, Rodat created the Peacock period drama series Those About to Die.[10] The series premiered on July 18, 2024.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Notes Ref.
1995 Tall Tale Jeremiah Chechik with Steven L. Bloom [12]
1996 Fly Away Home Carroll Ballard with Vince McKerwin [13]
1998 Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg [14]
2000 The Patriot Roland Emmerich [15]
2008 10,000 BC Uncredited revision [16]
2013 Thor: The Dark World Alan Taylor Co-wrote story with Don Payne [17]
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Ben Lewin [18]
Kursk Thomas Vinterberg [19]

Television

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Year Title Creator Writer Exec.
Producer 		Notes Ref.
1992 The Comrades of Summer No Yes No TV movie [20]
1999 36 Hours to Die No Yes No [21]
2011–15 Falling Skies Yes Yes Yes Writer; episode: "Live and Learn"
Exec. producer; 20 episodes 		[9]
2024 Those About to Die Yes No Yes 10 episodes [10]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Academy Award 1999 Best Original Screenplay Saving Private Ryan Nominated [22]
Christopher Award 1997 Motion Pictures Fly Away Home Nominated
Golden Globe Award 1999 Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Saving Private Ryan Nominated [23]
Humanitas Prize 1999 Feature Film Nominated
Satellite Award 1999 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [24]
Writers Guild of America Award 1999 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [25]

References

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