Eric Roth

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1945-03-22 (79 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Eric Roth

Biography

Eric Roth (born 22 March 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplay for Michael Mann's The Insider (1999), the Steven Spielberg film Munich (2005), David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) , all of which were nominated for Oscars. Roth was born in New York City, New York, the son of Miriam "Mimi", a teacher, studio executive, and radio writer, and Leon Roth, a university teacher and film producer. He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from UCLA Film School as well as a degree from University of California,

Known For

Writer

London

as Screenplay

Rendezvous with Rama

as Screenplay

I'm Waiting for You

as Screenplay

2024
Here

as Screenplay

2023
2022
Laal Singh Chaddha

as Original Film Writer

2021
Dune

as Screenplay

2018
A Star Is Born

as Screenplay

2015
Ellis

as Screenplay

2007
Lucky You

as Screenplay

2007
Lucky You

as Story

2006
2005
Munich

as Screenplay

2001
Ali

as Screenplay

1999
The Insider

as Screenplay

1998
The Horse Whisperer

as Screenplay

1997
The Postman

as Screenplay

1994
Forrest Gump

as Screenplay

1994
Jane's House

as Teleplay

1993
Mr. Jones

as Screenplay

1993
Mr. Jones

as Story

1988
Memories of Me

as Writer

1987
Suspect

as Screenplay

1979
1975
The Nickel Ride

as Writer

1972
1970
To Catch a Pebble

as Screenplay

Producer

1 Girl Infinite

as Executive Producer

2024
Before

as Executive Producer

2020
Mank

as Producer

2018
The Alienist

as Executive Producer

2016
Berlin Station

as Executive Producer

2013
House of Cards

as Executive Producer