Dan Harris | |
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| Born | (1979-08-29)August 29, 1979 (age 46) Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director |
Dan Harris (born August 29, 1979) is an American screenwriter and director best known for working withMichael Dougherty andBryan Singer, and whose writing credits includeSuperman Returns,[1]X2[2] andX-Men: Apocalypse.[3]
Harris was raised inKingston, Pennsylvania. He went to Wyoming Valley West Middle and High schools, and graduated fromWyoming Seminary. Before he received his bachelor's degree fromColumbia University,[4] Harris's short filmUrban Chaos Theory won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the NoDance Film Festival, and the following winter, his short film, "The Killing of Candice Klein", played at the 2002Sundance Film Festival.[4]
Harris made his feature film directing debut withImaginary Heroes, starringSigourney Weaver,Jeff Daniels,Emile Hirsch andMichelle Williams.[5] The film had its world premiere at the 29thToronto International Film Festival and opened Winter 2005 after being given special recognition for excellence in filmmaking from theNational Board of Review.[6]
In addition toSuperman Returns, Harris and his writing partnerMichael Dougherty have co-written many films, includingUrban Legends: Bloody Mary andX2, which he wrote at the age of 22 for director Bryan Singer, an assignment offered to him after the director read the screenplay forImaginary Heroes. In the same year, he was honored as one of Variety’s top 10 screenwriters to watch.[7]
Harris directedI, Lucifer, a film based on the novel which he adapted with Michael Dougherty. Harris and Dougherty opted out of writing the upcoming Superman sequel.[8]
Harris co-wroteX-Men: Apocalypse with Singer, Dougherty andSimon Kinberg.[3]
Also with Dougherty and Singer, Harris wrote theSuperman Returns prequel comic books forDC Comics.[9]
Harris' photography has twice been published by New York fashion and arts landmarkVisionaire and he was part ofVanity Fair's "Hollywood Portfolio" in 2005.[10]
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Celebrity | Production assistant | |
| 1999 | Dancing with Agnes | Director, written by, editor | Short film, as Daniel P. Harris |
| Mickey Blue Eyes | Production assistant | Uncredited | |
| 2000 | Urban Chaos Theory | Director, written by, executive producer | Short film, as Daniel P. Harris |
| The Unbreakable Likeness of Lincoln | Director, executive producer | ||
| 2002 | The Killing of Candice Klein | Director, written by | Short film |
| 2003 | X2: X-Men United | Screenplay by | Co-wrote screenplay withMichael Dougherty andDavid Hayter, based on a story byZak Penn and David Hayter &Bryan Singer |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Director, written by | |
| 2005 | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | Written by | Co-wrote with Michael Dougherty |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Screenplay by, story by | Co-wrote screenplay with Michael Dougherty, co-wrote story with Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty |
| 2007 | Until Death | Written by | Co-wrote with James Portolese |
| Rubberheart | Special thanks | ||
| Trick 'r Treat | Executive producer | ||
| 2013 | Imprints | Producer | Short film |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Story by | Co-wrote story with Bryan Singer &Simon Kinberg & Michael Dougherty |
| 2017 | Speech & Debate | Director, executive producer |
