David Koepp
Birth Name:
David Koepp
Birth Place:
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Script department, Actor, Soundtrack, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- In 2013, he received the the Ian McClellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement
- Earned a degree from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television
- Was inspired to take up screenwriting after seeing "Raiders of the Lost Ark․"
- Frequently produces films that involve dark, suspenseful plots
- Often collaborates with Steven Spielberg on film projects
- Before becoming involved with filmmaking, he worked at a local McDonald's in his hometown
- Had to turn down the opportunity to write "Men in Black II" because he was busy writing the screenplay for "Spider-Man․"
Awards
- 1993Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 1993ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 1994Saturn Award - Best Writing:Winner
- 1994Bram Stoker Award - Other Media:Nominated
- 1994Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Winner
- 1996Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Nominated
- 1997Razzie Award - Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million:Nominated
- 1997Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Nominated
- 1998Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2000Chainsaw Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2000Grand PrizeWinner
- 2003Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
- 2006Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 2009Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 2014Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2018Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2024Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2025IFJA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2025SDFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2026WGA Award (Screen) - Original Screenplay:Nominated