Roger Avary

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1965-08-23 (59 years old)

Place of Birth Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada

Roger Avary

Biography

Roger Avary (born Roger d'Avary on August 23, 1965) is a Canadian film and television producer, screenwriter and director in the American mass media industry. He was behind the screenplays of the films Silent Hill and Beowulf. Before that, he had worked on Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, the latter of which earned both him and Quentin Tarantino an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. He also directed the films Killing Zoe and The Rules of Attraction, among other film and television projects as well.

Known For

Writer

2019
Lucky Day

as Writer

2011
2007
Beowulf

as Screenplay

2006
Silent Hill

as Writer

2002
Kaante

as Original Story

2002
1998
RPM

as Story

1995
Crying Freeman

as Screenplay

1995
Mr. Stitch

as Writer

1994
Pulp Fiction

as Story

1993
True Romance

as Screenplay

1993
Killing Zoe

as Writer

1992
Reservoir Dogs

as Writer

1983
The Worm Turns

as Writer

Director

2019
Lucky Day

as Director

2018
The Human Voice

as Director

2002
1995
Mr. Stitch

as Director

1993
Killing Zoe

as Director

1983
The Worm Turns

as Director

Actor

2005
Standing Still

as Franklin Brauner

1998
Phantasm IV: Oblivion

as 13th Morningside Volunteer Infantryman

1983
The Boys

as (One of) The Boys

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

2019
Lucky Day

as Executive Producer

2007
Beowulf

as Executive Producer

2000
The Last Man

as Executive Producer

1998
Boogie Boy

as Executive Producer

Crew

1992
Reservoir Dogs

as Creator

1992
Reservoir Dogs

as Additional Dialogue

1987
Dolph Lundgren: Maximum Potential

as Production Office Assistant

Camera

1987
My Best Friend's Birthday

as Director of Photography