Peter Landesman

Peter Landesman

Known for

Writing

Born

April 11, 1963 (age 63)

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Peter Landesman (born 3 January 1965) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, journalist, novelist and painter. He wrote a number of cover stories for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and others, including investigations into global arms trafficking, sex trafficking, refugee trafficking, the Rwandan genocide, and the creation and smuggling of forged and stolen art and antiquities. He also reported on the conflicts in Kosovo, Rwanda,  Pakistan and Afghanistan post-9/11.

As a filmmaker, he wrote and directed the biographical films Parkland (2013), Concussion (2015) and Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017).

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Best known work

Concussion
Concussion
2015
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger
2014
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
2020
Parkland
Parkland
2013
Trade
Trade
2007
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
Lost for Life
Lost for Life
2013
King of Oil
King of Oil
The Galton Case
The Galton Case

Filmography

  1. TBA

    King of Oil

    Director

  2. TBA

    The Galton Case

    Screenplay

  3. TBA

  4. 2026

    Eleven Days

    Director, Screenplay

  5. 2020

    Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy RichTV

    Executive Producer

  6. 2017

  7. 2017

  8. 2015

    Concussion

    Director, Writer

  9. 2014

    Kill the Messenger

    Executive Producer, Screenplay

  10. 2013

    Parkland

    Director, Screenplay

  11. 2013

  12. 2007

    Trade

    Story

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