Boaz Yakin

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1966-06-20 (58 years old)

Place of Birth New York, New York, U.S.A.

Boaz Yakin

Biography

Boaz Yakin (Hebrew: בועז יכין‎, born June 20, 1966) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like The Rookie, Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Now You See Me, and has directed the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans and the 2012 Jason Statham action film Safe. As a producer he has collaborated frequently with filmmaker Eli Roth and served as executive producer for the first two entries in the Hostel franchise.

Known For

Director

2022
Aviva

as Director

2018
Boarding School

as Director

2015
Max

as Director

2012
Safe

as Director

2008
Death in Love

as Director

2003
Uptown Girls

as Director

2000
1998
1994
Fresh

as Director

Writer

2022
Aviva

as Writer

2021
The Harder They Fall

as Screenplay

2018
Boarding School

as Writer

2017
2016
Now You See Me 2

as Characters

2015
Max

as Writer

2013
Now You See Me

as Screenplay

2013
2012
Safe

as Writer

2008
Death in Love

as Writer

1998
A Price Above Rubies

as Screenplay

1994
Fresh

as Writer

1990
The Rookie

as Screenplay

1989
The Punisher

as Writer

Producer

Broken Theater

as Executive Producer

2024
Lady in the Lake

as Executive Producer

2022
Aviva

as Producer

2015
Max

as Executive Producer

2013
Now You See Me

as Executive Producer

2011
Bombay Beach

as Producer

2007
Hostel: Part II

as Executive Producer

2005
Hostel

as Executive Producer

2005
2001 Maniacs

as Producer

2003
Uptown Girls

as Executive Producer