Brian Helgeland
Brian Thomas Helgeland is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1998) and Mystic River (2003). He wrote and directed the films 42, a biopic of Jackie Robinson; and Legend, about the rise and fall of the infamous London gangsters, the Kray twins. His work on L.A. Confidential earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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The Killer
writer
2024
Finestkind
director
2023
Finestkind
writer
2023
Spenser Confidential
writer
2020
Legend
director
2016
Legend
writer
2016
42
writer
2013
42
director
2013
Salt
writer
2010
Green Zone
writer
2010
Robin Hood
writer
2010
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
writer
2010
The Taking of Pelham 123
writer
2009
Man on Fire
writer
2004
The Order
director
2004
The Order
writer
2004
Mystic River
writer
2003
Blood Work
writer
2002
A Knight's Tale
director
2001
A Knight's Tale
writer
2001
Payback
director
1999
Payback
writer
1999
The Postman
writer
1998
L.A. Confidential
writer
1997
Conspiracy Theory
writer
1997
Assassins
writer
1995
The Immortals
writer
1995
Radio Flyer
writer
1992
Highway to Hell
writer
1991
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
writer
1989
976-EVIL
writer
1988