Editing David Koepp (section)

{{short description|American screenwriter (born 1963)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = David Koepp
| image              = David Koepp in 2022.jpg
| caption            = Koepp in 2022
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|9}}
| birth_place        = [[Pewaukee]], Wisconsin, U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[University of California, Los Angeles]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Screenwriter|film director|film producer|author}}
| years_active       = 1988–present
| spouse             = Melissa Thomas
| children           = 4
| awards             = {{ubl|[[Writers Guild of America Award|WGA East's Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement]]|[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]]|[[Saturn Award for Best Writing]]|[[Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer|Fantastic'Arts Grand Prize]]}}
}}
'''David Koepp''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ɛ|p}};<ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lefn9BxbrD8&t=34m45s|title=122. David Koepp Interview, Part 2 (Screenwriter of 'Mission: Impossible')|work=Light the Fuse Podcast|date=October 16, 2020|time=34:45|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref> born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He is the fourth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.6 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/domestic/lifetime-specific-technical-role/screenwriter|title=Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=March 6, 2025}}</ref> Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres.

Some of his best-known screenplays include the [[Steven Spielberg]]-directed ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' (1993), ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' (1997), ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' (2005) and ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' (2008). Other works include the crime film ''[[Carlito's Way]]'' (1993); the action spy films ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1996) and ''[[Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit]]'' (2014); the superhero film ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' (2002); and another ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' film, ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny|The Dial of Destiny]]'' (2023). Koepp has also directed seven feature films over the course of his career: ''[[The Trigger Effect]]'' (1996), ''[[Stir of Echoes]]'' (1999), ''[[Secret Window]]'' (2004), ''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]'' (2008), ''[[Premium Rush]]'' (2012), ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' (2015), and ''[[You Should Have Left]]'' (2020).