David Benioff

David Benioff

Writing·Age 55 — born September 25, 1970·New York City, New York, USA

David Friedman (/ˈfriːdmən/; born September 25, 1970), known professionally as David Benioff(/ˈbɛniɒf/), is an American writer and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire. He also wrote 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), City of Thieves (2008) and co-wrote X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Benioff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
17Credits6 TV · 11 films
2002–2025Years activefirst to latest
8.6 Highest ratedGame of Thrones The IMAX Experience
7.2 Average ratingacross 17 titles

Top TV shows 6best David Benioff shows

  1. 1Game of Thrones posterGame of ThronesWildling 2 · 1 ep · 20118.5
  2. 2It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia posterIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBored Lifeguard #1 · 1 ep · 20058.3
  3. 3Westworld posterWestworldDelos Technician #2 · 1 ep · 20168.0
  4. 43 Body Problem poster3 Body ProblemCreator · Writer · 8 eps · 20247.5
  5. 5Death by Lightning posterDeath by LightningExecutive Producer · 4 eps · 20257.3
  6. 6The Chair posterThe ChairExecutive Producer · 6 eps · 20216.5

Top movies 11best David Benioff movies

  1. 1Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience posterGame of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceScreenplay · Executive Producer · 20158.6
  2. 2The Kite Runner posterThe Kite RunnerScreenplay · 20077.3
  3. 325th Hour poster25th HourScreenplay · Novel · 20027.3
  4. 4Brothers posterBrothersScreenplay · 20097.3
  5. 5Troy posterTroyScreenplay · 20047.2
  6. 6Game of Thrones: The Last Watch posterGame of Thrones: The Last WatchExecutive Producer · 20197.0
  7. 7Metal Lords posterMetal LordsExecutive Producer · 20226.8
  8. 8Stay posterStayScreenplay · 20056.6
  9. 9X-Men Origins: Wolverine posterX-Men Origins: WolverineScreenplay · 20096.3
  10. 10Gemini Man posterGemini ManScreenplay · Story · 20196.3
  11. 11Leslie Jones: Time Machine posterLeslie Jones: Time MachineDirector · 20206.0

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