Rawson Marshall Thurber (born February 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker and actor.
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![]() Thurber at the Hong Kong premiere of Skyscraper in 2018 | |
Born | (1975-02-09) February 9, 1975 (age 47) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Notable work | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story We're the Millers Central Intelligence Skyscraper Red Notice |
Thurber was born in San Francisco, California.[1] He is the son of attorney Marshall Thurber.[2]
He is a 1997 graduate of Union College (Schenectady, New York), where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and played wide receiver on the football team for two years. He is also a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC.[3]
Thurber worked as an assistant to screenwriter John August, beginning with the 2000 August-created television show D.C.[4] In 2002, he wrote and directed the original Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercials for Reebok.[5]
In 2004, he wrote and directed the hit comedy film, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story.[6]
He wrote and directed the film adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, released in 2008.[7]
He directed the 2013 hit We're the Millers, starring Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston.[8] In June 2014, he was rumored to replace Edgar Wright to direct Marvel's Ant-Man, but later turned the job down.[9]
He wrote and directed 2016's action-comedy Central Intelligence with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart.[10]
Thurber wrote and directed the 2018 action film Skyscraper from Legendary Pictures, reteaming with Dwayne Johnson and released by Universal.[11] He next wrote and directed Legendary's $150 million budget action comedy Red Notice (2021), starring Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Johnson. It is the third time he has collaborated with the latter.[12] The project was released by Netflix.[13]
In 2021, Ubisoft announced Thurber would direct the film adaptation of its game series, The Division, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain.[14] The film will be released on Netflix.
In 2022, entertainment company eOne announced that Thurber will be writing and producing the pilot for upcoming TV series Dungeons & Dragons.[15] He also signed on to direct a live-action film based on the Voltron franchise.[16]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Yes | Yes | No |
2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2013 | We're the Millers | Yes | No | No |
2016 | Central Intelligence | Yes | Yes | No |
2018 | Skyscraper | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2021 | Red Notice | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Acting credits
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Obnoxious Las Vegas Homophobe |
2007 | The Nines | Game Night Guest |
2010 | Easy A | Quiznos Guy |
2013 | We're the Millers | The Ultimate Border Guard |
2015 | The Wedding Ringer | Cop |
2016 | Central Intelligence | Handsome Pants-Catcher |
2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Voltron Vendor |
Films directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber | |
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