David Koepp
David Gerard Koepp (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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Movies (55)
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
2026 · Self
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY
2026 · Himself
El día de la revelación
2026 · Screenplay
Alerta Extinción
2026 · Producer, Novel, Screenplay
Quarto do Pânico
2025 · Original Film Writer
Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
2025 · Self
Jurassic World Rebirth
2025 · Writer
Código negro
2025 · Writer, Executive Producer
Presencia
2025 · Writer, Executive Producer
Indiana Jones y el dial del destino
2023 · Writer
Kimi: Alguien está escuchando
2022 · Writer, Producer
Debieron irse
2020 · Director, Screenplay
Spielberg
2017 · Self
La momia
2017 · Screenplay
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016 · Self
Inferno
2016 · Screenplay
Mortdecai: el artista del engaño
2015 · Director
Jack Ryan: Código Sombra
2014 · Screenplay
La entrega inmediata
2012 · Writer, Director
The Little Engine That Could
2011 · Screenstory, Screenplay
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009 · Self
Ángeles y demonios
2009 · Screenplay
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend
2008 · Self
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
2008 · Self
Un fantasma fastidioso
2008 · Director, Screenplay
Indiana Jones 4: El Reino de la Calavera de Cristal
2008 · Screenplay
Zathura: Una aventura espacial
2005 · Screenplay
La Guerra de los Mundos
2005 · Screenplay
La Ventana Secreta
2004 · Director, Screenplay
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003 · Self
El hombre araña
2002 · Screenplay
Hasta el Cuello
2002 · Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice)
La habitación del pánico
2002 · Producer, Screenplay
Ecos mortales
1999 · Director, Screenplay
Ojos de serpiente
1998 · Screenplay, Story
El mundo perdido: Jurassic Park
1997 · Unlucky Bastard, Screenplay, Second Unit Director
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997 · Self
The Trigger Effect
1996 · Director, Screenplay
Misión: Imposible
1996 · Screenplay, Story
Suspicious
1994 · Director, Screenplay
La Sombra
1994 · Screenplay
El periódico
1994 · Screenplay, Producer
Atrapado por su pasado
1993 · Screenplay
Parque Jurásico
1993 · Screenplay
La Muerte le Sienta Bien
1992 · Writer
Operación: Soldados de Juguete
1991 · Screenplay
Malas influencias
1990 · Writer
Why Me?
1990 · Screenplay
El destructor mortal
1990 · Writer
Apartment Zero
1989 · Producer, Screenplay
The Green Hornet and Kato
· Writer
Micro
· Screenplay
Spy vs. Spy
· Writer
Westworld
· Screenplay
Untitled Jurassic World Rebirth Sequel
· Writer
