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Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director.[1] He has been nominated for numerous awards including a Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Ron Nyswaner
James Schamus (left) and Ron Nyswaner (right) in 2009
Born	(1956-10-05) October 5, 1956 (age 65) Clarksville, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation	Film director, writer

He is known for his screenplays Smithereens (1982), Philadelphia (1993), The Painted Veil (2006), Freeheld (2015), My Policeman (2022),. He is also known as a writer and producer of the Showtime series Ray Donovan (2013-2015), Homeland (2017-2018), and the upcoming series Fellow Travelers.

Early life and education

Nyswaner was born in Clarksville, Pennsylvania.

Career

Nyswaner wrote his first screenplay for the Susan Seidelman film Smithereens. After two other notable screenplays for Swing Shift and Mrs. Soffel, he gave his directorial debut with The Prince of Pennsylvania in 1988, a film with Keanu Reeves and Fred Ward.

Nyswaner, who is openly gay[2] and an activist for gay rights, has often worked on movies with the subjects homosexuality, homophobia, and AIDS. In 1993, he came to worldwide prominence for his screenplay to the Academy Award-winning movie Philadelphia, directed by Jonathan Demme. It earned him nominations at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, and the BAFTAs.

After several years of working for television, he wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film The Painted Veil which is based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award and won the award of the National Board of Review in 2006.

From 2015 to 2017, he was an executive producer for the Showtime TV series, Homeland.

In 2015, Nyswaner directed a documentary film, She's the Best Thing In It, featuring Mary Louise Wilson, which he coproduced along with Jeffrey Schwarz and Neda Armian.[3]

Filmography

Film

As a Director

Year	Title	Notes
1988	The Prince of Pennsylvania
2012	Why Stop Now?
2015	She's The Best Thing in it	Documentary

As a Writer

Year	Title	Notes
1982	Smithereens
1984	Mrs. Soffel
1989	Gross Anatomy
1990	Love Hurts
1993	Philadelphia
2003	Soldier's Girl
2006	The Painted Veil
2015	Freeheld
2022	My Policeman

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2006	Filthy Gorgeous	Television movie
2013-2014	Ray Donovan	wrote 4 episodes; also co-executive producer
2015-2018	Homeland	wrote 9 episodes; also co-executive producer
2020	Murder on Middle Beach	Co-executive producer only
TBA	Fellow Travelers	Screenwriter and executive producer	[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Project	Result
1989	Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Feature	The Prince of Pennsylvania	Nominated
1988	Deauville Film Festival	Critics Prize		Nominated
1993	Academy Award	Best Original Screenplay	Philadelphia	Nominated
1993	Golden Globe Awards	Best Screenplay		Nominated
1993	British Academy Film Award	Best Original Screenplay		Nominated
1993	Writers Guild of America Award	Best Original Screenplay		Nominated
2006	Independent Spirit Award	Best Screenplay	The Painted Veil	Nominated
2006	National Board of Review	Best Screenplay		Won
2015	SXSW Film Festival	Grand Jury Documentary Prize	She's The Best Thing in It	Nominated
2015	Woodstock Film Festival	Audience Award		Won
2014	Writers Guild of America Award	New Series	Ray Donovan	Nominated
2016	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Drama Series	Homeland	Nominated

Bibliography

In 2004, he published Blue Days, Black Nights: A Memoir, which chronicles his relationship with alcohol, drugs, and hustlers.

References

External links

• Ron Nyswaner at IMDb
• Yahoo UK Movies
• Ron Nyswaner at College University

На других языках

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[ru] Нисуонер, Рон

Рональд Л. Нисуонер (англ. Ronald L. Nyswaner; род. 5 октября 1956) — американский кинорежиссёр, сценарист и продюсер.[1]

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