Jonathan Hensleigh

Jonathan Hensleigh

Known for

Writing

Born

February 13, 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Jonathan Blair Hensleigh (born February 13, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, working primarily in the action-adventure genre, best known for writing films such as Jumanji, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Armageddon, as well as making his own directorial debut with the 2004 comic book action film The Punisher.

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Best known work

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Jumanji
Jumanji
1995
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
The Rock
The Rock
1996
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Con Air
Con Air
1997
Next
Next
2007
The Punisher
The Punisher
2004
The Ice Road
The Ice Road
2021

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Ice Road: Vengeance

    Director, Writer

  2. 2021

    The Ice Road

    Director, Screenplay

  3. 2017

    Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

    Original Film Writer

  4. 2011

    Kill the Irishman

    Director, Screenplay

  5. 2007

  6. 2007

    Next

    Screenplay

  7. 2007

    Welcome to the Jungle

    Director, Writer

  8. 2006

  9. 2004

  10. 2004

  11. 2004

    The Punisher

    Director, Writer

  12. 2000

  13. 2000

    Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Executive Producer

  14. 1999

  15. 1999

  16. 1999

  17. 1998

    Armageddon

    Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer

  18. 1997

    Con Air

    Executive Producer

  19. 1997

    The Saint

    Story, Screenplay

  20. 1996

    The Rock

    Screenplay

  21. 1995

    Jumanji

    Screenplay

  22. 1995

  23. 1993

    A Far Off Place

    Screenplay

  24. 1992

    The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesTV

    Writer

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