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Jason Hall (screenwriter)

American filmmaker

Jason Hall
Born	Jason Dean Hall (1972-04-28) April 28, 1972 (age 52) Lake Arrowhead, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director, former actor

Jason Dean Hall (born April 28, 1972) is an American screenwriter, film director, 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)^[1], 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.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2009	Spread	No	Yes	Associate
2013	Paranoia	No	Yes	No
2014	American Sniper	No	Yes	Executive	Nominated – Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2017	Thank You for Your Service	Yes	Yes	No
2023	Gran Turismo^[3]	No	Yes	Executive

References

^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 4, 2013). "How Jason Hall Went From Struggling Actor To Hot Screenwriter With 'American Sniper' And Two More Big Deals Coming". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Jason Dean Hall". Variety. June 21, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
^ Kroll, Justin; Hipes, Patrick (June 14, 2022). "'Gran Turismo' Pic From Neill Blomkamp Gets Sony Release Date, New Details – Update". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2022.