A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Clarksville, Pennsylvania, USA
Born:
October 5, 1956
Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director. He has been nominated for numerous awards including a Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He is known for his screenplays Smithereens (1982), Philadelphia (1993), The Painted Veil (2006), Freeheld (2015), and My Policeman (2022). He is also known as a writer and producer of the Showtime series Ray Donovan (2013–2015) and Homeland (2017–2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Nyswaner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Additional Writing:
1984 Swing Shift
Camera Operator:
1984 Swing Shift
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
Co-Producer:
1984 Swing Shift
1997 Star Maps
2003 Soldier's Girl
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
Director:
1984 Swing Shift
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
1997 Star Maps
2003 Soldier's Girl
2012 Why Stop Now?
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
Executive Producer:
1984 Swing Shift
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
1997 Star Maps
2003 Soldier's Girl
2006 The Painted Veil
2007 Casting Pearls
2012 Why Stop Now?
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
2022 Loan Wolves
Producer:
1984 Swing Shift
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
1997 Star Maps
2003 Soldier's Girl
2006 The Painted Veil
2007 Casting Pearls
2012 Why Stop Now?
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
2022 Loan Wolves
Screenplay:
1982 Smithereens
1984 Swing Shift
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
1989 Gross Anatomy
1997 Star Maps
2003 Soldier's Girl
2006 The Painted Veil
2007 Casting Pearls
2012 Why Stop Now?
2015 Freeheld
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
2022 Loan Wolves
2022 My Policeman
Story:
1982 Smithereens
1984 Swing Shift
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
1989 Gross Anatomy
1997 Star Maps
2003 Soldier's Girl
2006 The Painted Veil
2007 Casting Pearls
2012 Why Stop Now?
2015 Freeheld
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
2022 Loan Wolves
2022 My Policeman
Writer:
1982 Smithereens
1984 Mrs. Soffel
1984 Swing Shift
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
1989 Gross Anatomy
1990 Love Hurts
1993 Philadelphia
1997 Star Maps
2003 Soldier's Girl
2006 The Painted Veil
2007 Casting Pearls
2007 Filthy Gorgeous
2012 Why Stop Now?
2015 Freeheld
2015 She's The Best Thing in It
2022 Loan Wolves
2022 My Policeman
???? American Wife
Co-Executive Producer:
2013 Ray Donovan
Creator:
2013 Ray Donovan
2023 Fellow Travelers
Executive Producer:
2013 Ray Donovan
2020 Murder on Middle Beach
2023 Fellow Travelers
Story:
2013 Ray Donovan
2020 Murder on Middle Beach
2023 Fellow Travelers
Teleplay:
2013 Ray Donovan
2020 Murder on Middle Beach
2023 Fellow Travelers
Writer:
2011 Homeland
2013 Ray Donovan
2020 Murder on Middle Beach
2023 Fellow Travelers
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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