Billy Ray (b. 1971)

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
September 21, 1971

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  William (Billy) Ray is an American screenwriter and director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night. He has written numerous movies including Volcano and Hart's War. He was one of the creators and writers of the science fiction show Earth 2.  Billy Ray in 2007 (+/-)  Starting in 2003 he began to direct as well as write; his first film was Shattered Glass, the story of a reporter who invented his stories. He was nominated for the Most Promising Filmmaker by the Chicago Film Critics Association and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for his work on this film. In the 2007 release, Breach, which Ray co-wrote and directed, he tells a stylistically similar story about an FBI agent who spies for the Russians. Both films were based on actual people and recent events.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Ray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Author:
2002  Hart's War

Director:
2002  Hart's War
2003  Shattered Glass
2007  Breach
2015  Secret in Their Eyes
????  J6

Producer:
2002  Hart's War
2003  Shattered Glass
2007  Breach
2012  Chasing Ice
2015  Secret in Their Eyes
????  J6

Screenplay:
1994  Color of Night
1995  The Shooter
1997  Volcano
1998  Legalese
2002  Hart's War
2003  Shattered Glass
2004  Suspect Zero
2007  Breach
2009  State of Play
2012  Chasing Ice
2012  The Hunger Games
2013  Captain Phillips
2015  Secret in Their Eyes
2018  Overlord
2019  Gemini Man
2019  Richard Jewell
2019  Terminator: Dark Fate
????  J6
????  The Silent Wife

Story:
1994  Color of Night
1995  The Shooter
1997  Volcano
1998  Legalese
2002  Hart's War
2003  Shattered Glass
2004  Suspect Zero
2007  Breach
2009  State of Play
2012  Chasing Ice
2012  The Hunger Games
2013  Captain Phillips
2015  Secret in Their Eyes
2018  Overlord
2019  Gemini Man
2019  Richard Jewell
2019  Terminator: Dark Fate
????  J6
????  The Silent Wife

Writer:
1994  Color of Night
1995  The Shooter
1997  Volcano
1998  Legalese
2002  Hart's War
2003  Shattered Glass
2004  Suspect Zero
2005  Flightplan
2007  Breach
2009  State of Play
2012  Chasing Ice
2012  The Hunger Games
2013  Captain Phillips
2015  Secret in Their Eyes
2018  Overlord
2019  Gemini Man
2019  Richard Jewell
2019  Terminator: Dark Fate
????  Animals
????  J6
????  The Silent Wife

Creator:
1994  Earth 2
2017  The Last Tycoon

Director:
1994  Earth 2
2017  The Last Tycoon
2020  The Comey Rule

Executive Producer:
1994  Earth 2
2017  The Last Tycoon
2020  The Comey Rule

Writer:
1994  Earth 2
2017  The Last Tycoon
2020  The Comey Rule

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