Cast & creator
Brian Helgeland
Best known for Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Crypt, A Knight's Tale
Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Brian Helgeland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Brian Thomas Helgeland
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television credits
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1988–2024 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (53)
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Tales from the Crypt
Director
1989Tales from the Crypt
Writer
1989
A Knight's Tale
Director
2001A Knight's Tale
Producer
2001A Knight's Tale
Writer
2001
Man on Fire
Screenplay
2004
Mystic River
Screenplay
2003
L.A. Confidential
Screenplay
1997L.A. Confidential
Co-Producer
1997
Robin Hood
Screenplay
2010Robin Hood
Story
2010
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Screenplay
2009
Legend
Writer
2015Legend
Director
2015
Conspiracy Theory
Writer
1997
Assassins
Screenplay
1995
Payback
Screenplay
1999Payback
Director
1999
Green Zone
Writer
2010
Spenser Confidential
Screenplay
2020
The Postman
Screenplay
1997
42
Director
201342
Screenplay
2013
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Screenplay
1988A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Story
1988
The Killer
Screenplay
2024
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Screenplay
2009
Blood Work
Screenplay
2002
The Order
Director
2003The Order
Screenplay
2003The Order
Producer
2003
Finestkind
Director
2023Finestkind
Writer
2023
976-EVIL
Writer
1988
Highway to Hell
Writer
1991Highway to Hell
Co-Producer
1991Spenser Confidential 2
Screenplay
976-EVIL II
Characters
1992The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
Executive Producer
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
Story
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006Outside Man
Director
Outside Man
Writer
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Self
2005
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
2021
A Knight's Tale: Making Of
Self
2002Django/Zorro
Writer
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Self
2004
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
Self
2021Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Self
2003Button Man
Director
Button Man
Screenplay
The Gatekeeper
Screenplay