Ron Nyswaner | |
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![]() James Schamus (left) and Nyswaner (right), 2009 | |
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Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director.[1] He has been nominated for numerous awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
He is known for his screenplays Smithereens (1982), Philadelphia (1993), The Painted Veil (2006), Freeheld (2015), and My Policeman (2022). He is also known as a writer and producer of the Showtime series Ray Donovan (2013–2015), Homeland (2017–2018), and the historical drama series Fellow Travelers (2023).