Zachary Jones Baylin is an American screenwriter. He made his screenwriting debut of ''

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'' (2021), which was nominated for the

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. He also wrote the screenplays for the films ''

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'' (2023), '' Gran Turismo'' (2023), '' Bob Marley: One Love'' (2024) and '' The Order'' (2024).

Early life

Baylin is a native of

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. He attended the

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and graduated from

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in 2002, where he was a two-time

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receiver on the football team.

Career

After graduating, Baylin moved to

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, where he worked as a production assistant and set dresser for films and television including ''

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'', '' Jack Goes Boating'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He wrote the screenplay to ''

'', which was listed on the 2018

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, the entertainment industry's annual report of best unproduced screenplays. The film earned him a nomination for the

. Baylin co-wrote ''

'' with Keenan Coogler, set for a wide release on March 3, 2023. In April 2022, he was announced as the writer of a new film based on ''

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'', starring

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. Baylin is the writer for

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and

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's upcoming

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limited series, '' Black Rabbit''. In 2025, it was reported that Baylin had wrote an untitled UFO-whistleblower film to be directed by

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for

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Personal life

Baylin is married to Katherine Temma Susman, with whom he has two children.

Writing credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baylin, Zach Living people 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters Johns Hopkins University alumni Screenwriters from Delaware Writers from Wilmington, Delaware Year of birth missing (living people)