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Home/People/Ron Nyswaner
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Born
Oct 5, 1956
Age 69
Place of Birth
Clarksville, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Movies
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Directed
IMDb Profile

Ron Nyswaner

Writing

Biography
Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director. He has been nominated for numerous awards including a Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. 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) and Homeland (2017–2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Nyswaner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Commitment to Life

as Self
2023
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' poster

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

as Self
2004
The Celluloid Closet poster

The Celluloid Closet

as Self
1996
Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America poster

Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America

as Self - Screenwriter, "Philadelphia"
1995