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Daniel Paul Futterman^[1] (born June 8, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer.^[2]

Futterman wrote the screenplay for the filmCapote, for which he received anAcademy Award nomination, anIndependent Spirit,Boston Society of Film Critics, andLos Angeles Film Critics Association awards. He received a second Academy Award nomination for co-writing the script toFoxcatcher in 2014.

Futterman is also known for several acting roles, including Val Goldman in the filmThe Birdcage, and Vincent Gray on theCBS television seriesJudging Amy.

Futterman, one of three siblings,^[3] was born inSilver Spring, Maryland,^[4] the son of Linda (née Roth), a psychoanalyst, and Stanley Futterman, a lawyer.^[4][5] He was raised inConservative Judaism in an "intellectual family".^[3][4][6] Futterman grew up inLarchmont, New York, and graduated fromMamaroneck High School in 1985 andColumbia University in 1989.^[7]

Futterman is married to television writer and producer Anya Epstein (sister of baseball executiveTheo Epstein and granddaughter ofPhilip G. Epstein,Academy Award-winning screenwriter ofCasablanca),^[2] with whom he has two daughters.^[6]

In 1991, Futterman landed his first stage role in the WPA productionClub Soda. He also succeededJoe Mantello as the voluble Louis Ironson inTony Kushner'sTony award-winning playAngels in America on Broadway in 1993. Futterman portrayed an American diplomat's son who runs into trouble in South Africa in Jon Robin Baitz'sA Fair Country (1996). He portrayed a slick card player with big dreams inDealer's Choice (1997).

Futterman's first film role was as a thug who menacesRobin Williams inThe Fisher King (1991). He appeared as a teacher in the romantic comedyBreathing Room/'Til Christmas (1996).Far Harbor/Mr. Spreckman's Boat (also 1996) was an ensemble piece which featured Futterman as a smarmy doctor in an interracial relationship. Also in 1996 he played Val, the son of gay lovers and nightclub owners Albert and Armand (again with Robin Williams) inThe Birdcage. He appeared as the American half of a pair of twenty-something con artists in London inShooting Fish (1997). He also had the leading role as a young gay man seeking revenge for the murder of his lover in the NYC-based award-winning drama/thrillerUrbania. He played "Joe" in the 2002 filmEnough, with Jennifer Lopez. Futterman's most recent film isA Mighty Heart (2007) withAngelina Jolie; he portrays murdered journalistDaniel Pearl.^[2]

Futterman has also made several guest appearances in primetime television. He costarred with Mickey Rourke as a teacher who clashes with a priest inThicker Than Blood (TNT, 1998) and appeared alongside Ron Eldard and Martin Donovan in the World War II dramaWhen Trumpets Fade (HBO, 1998). In 1999, Futterman made the leap to series TV, co-starring as the brother of the central character on theCBS seriesJudging Amy. Futterman also had a recurring role as the on-again, off-again boyfriend of one of the four sisters (Kiele Sanchez) onThe WB dramaRelated. He also guest-starred in a four-episode story arc on the sitcomWill & Grace. Futterman was slated to appear in a recurring role on the newABC dramaBrothers & Sisters, also written by Jon Robin Baitz, but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts. He filmed an appearance alongside former "Birdcage" costarCalista Flockhart playing her fiancée, but that version of the pilot underwent massive rewrites and never aired. Previously he also played ametrosexual man (pastry chef Stephan) onSex and the City.

In 2012, he had a recurring role on theUSA seriesPolitical Animals.

Futterman wrote the screenplay forCapote, and Futterman's friendBennett Miller directed the film. Futterman and Miller graduated together fromMamaroneck High School and have been friends since 7th grade. The two recruited another old friend, actorPhilip Seymour Hoffman, to star asTruman Capote, and began the process of getting theindependent film made. Futterman and Hoffman were Executive Producers of the film. Futterman was recognized with several award nominations, including anOscar nod forBest Adapted Screenplay.

In 2007, Futterman stated that he would focus on his writing career, and was adapting the novelEverything Changes into a film script forColumbia Pictures.^[2][8][6]

From 2007 to 2010, Futterman and Epstein were writers and executive producers for the HBO drama seriesIn Treatment.^[9]

In late 2009, Futterman and Epstein were indevelopment withHBO to write and executive-produce a half-hour drama series called "T" about atrans man going throughgender transition; it is based on a story from the radio showThis American Life, andIra Glass and Alissa Shipp ofThis American Life were slated to be executive producers as well.^[10] The series, scheduled as part ofSundanceTV's 2013–2014 lineup, was to be written by Futterman and his wife, Anya Epstein.^[11]

Futterman, withE. Max Frye, wrote the screenplay for another Miller-directed film,Foxcatcher (2014), a biographicaldrama film starringSteve Carell,Channing Tatum, andMark Ruffalo. He and Frye were nominated forBest Original Screenplay at the87th Academy Awards.

Futterman not only writes and acts in movies and on television, but often co-produces these projects as well. He has frequently written scripts and executive produced alongside his wife, such as on the HBO seriesIn Treatment. Futterman also adapted and produced a ten-part series for Fox,Gracepoint. Futterman, Lawrence Wright and Alex Gibney are executive producers ofThe Looming Tower forHulu in 2018. He is the showrunner of the 2021Showtime seriesAmerican Rust.^[12]

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