Dan Gilroy

Career Overview

Dan Gilroy has 23 screen credits in a career dating back to 1992. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently MonsterVerse with 1 titles. Signature works include Nightcrawler, Kong: Skull Island, Real Steel. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

23

Birth Date

1959-06-24

Birth Place

Santa Monica, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Nightcrawler
• 

  Kong: Skull Island
• 

  Real Steel
• 

  The Bourne Legacy
• 

  The Fall
• 

  Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• MonsterVerse (1 titles)
• Godzilla x Kong Collection (1 titles)
• Bourne (1 titles)
• The Bourne Collection (1 titles)
• Superman Classic (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Michael Papajohn (2 collaborations)
• Robert Prescott (2 collaborations)
• Sam Gilroy (2 collaborations)
• Jake Gyllenhaal (1 collaborations)
• Riz Ahmed (1 collaborations)
• Rene Russo (1 collaborations)
• Bill Paxton (1 collaborations)
• Kevin Rahm (1 collaborations)
• Michael Hyatt (1 collaborations)
• Price Carson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (13 credits)

  • Miami Vice '85

    screenplay

    writing
    2028
  • Faster, Cheaper, Better

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Andor

    - Welcome to the Rebellion (2025) ... writer writing

    - Who Are You? (2025) ... writer writing

    - Messenger (2025) ... writer writing

    - The Eye (2022) ... writer writing

    - The Axe Forgets (2022) ... writer writing
    2022
  • Velvet Buzzsaw

    writer

    writing
    2019
  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • Kong: Skull Island

    screenplay

    writing
    2017
  • Nightcrawler

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • The Bourne Legacy

    screenplay

    writing
    2012
  • Real Steel

    story

    writing
    2011
  • The Fall

    screenplay

    writing
    2008
  • Two for the Money

    screenplay

    writing
    2005
  • Chasers

    screenplay

    writing
    1994
  • Freejack

    screenplay

    writing
    1992

• directing (4 credits)

  • Faster, Cheaper, Better

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Velvet Buzzsaw

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Nightcrawler

    director

    directing
    2014

• production (3 credits)

  • Faster, Cheaper, Better

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Magazine Dreams

    producer

    production
    2025
  • Two for the Money

    executive producer

    production
    2005

• actors (2 credits)

  • The Man Who Saw Too Much

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015

• crew (1 credits)

  • Buddy

    thanks

    crew
    1997