WRITER · FROM LOS ANGELES, USA
Billy Ray
Born 1971 · 55 years old23 credits since 19942 coming up
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ABOUT BILLY
Billy Ray (born 1962) is an American screenwriter and film director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night. He has written numerous films, including the first Hunger Games film (2012), Richard Jewell (2019), and Captain Phillips (2013), earning an Oscar nomination for the latter.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born21 September 1971
BirthplaceLos Angeles, USA
Known forWriting
On Cineora22 of 23 titles
Known for
The titles people know Billy from.
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What Billy is working on next.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingScreenplayOut Nov 2026- J6Director · WriterDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 22
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- Captain PhillipsIMDb 7.8
- Working since
- 1994
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Filmography
The 2020s
2 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
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SeriesDirector · Writer · Executive Producer · 2 episodes
The 2010s
10 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
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SeriesDirector · Writer · Story · Creator · Executive Producer · 9 episodes
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The 2000s
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The 1990s
5 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Billy’s titles.
Mychael DannaComposer · Breach, Shattered Glass and 1 more
Tom HanksCaptain Phillips and Capturing Captain Phillips
Bruce WillisHart's War and Color of Night
Ben AffleckState of Play and Animals
Michael KellySecret in Their Eyes and The Comey Rule
Peter SarsgaardFlightplan and Shattered Glass
Jeff DanielsState of Play and The Comey Rule
Yul VazquezCaptain Phillips and Capturing Captain Phillips
