Brian Helgeland
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 17, 1961, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Movies
- 29
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.
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2024 | The Killer | Screenplay |
| 2023 | Finestkind | Director, Writer |
| 2020 | Spenser Confidential | Screenplay |
| 2015 | Legend | Writer, Director |
| 2013 | 42 | Director, Screenplay |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Screenplay |
| 2010 | Green Zone | Writer |
| 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Screenplay |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Screenplay |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Screenplay |
| 2003 | Mystic River | Screenplay |
| 2003 | The Order | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2002 | Blood Work | Screenplay |
| 2001 | A Knight's Tale | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1999 | Payback | Screenplay, Director |
| 1997 | The Postman | Screenplay |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Screenplay |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Writer |
| 1995 | Assassins | Screenplay |
| 1991 | Highway to Hell | Writer |
| 1988 | 976-EVIL | Writer |
| 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | Screenplay |
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