Jason Dean Hall (born April 28, 1972) is an American
screenwriter,
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
, and former
actor. He played the recurring character of
Devon MacLeish in ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. He had a guest starring role on ''
Without a Trace'' as Jesse in
season two.
As a screenwriter, Hall wrote ''
Spread'' (2009), ''
Paranoia'' (2003) (with
Barry Levy), and the screenplay for ''
American Sniper'' (2014), for which he received an
Academy Award nomination for
Best Adapted Screenplay. He then wrote and directed ''
Thank You for Your Service'' (2017) and co-wrote ''
Gran Turismo'' (2023).
Early life
Hall attended
Phillips Exeter Academy. He studied business, English, and
cinema at the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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1972 births
American male screenwriters
American male television actors
Film directors from California
Living people
Male actors from California
People from Lake Arrowhead, California
University of Southern California alumni
Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
Screenwriters from California
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