James DeMonaco

James DeMonaco
Born	1969 (age 46–47) Brooklyn, New York City New York, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Known for	The Purge series

James DeMonaco^[1] (born 1969) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the popular Purge film series, writing and directing The Purge (2013),^[2] The Purge: Anarchy (2014) and The Purge: Election Year (2016).^[3]

DeMonaco's first produced screenplay was the Robin Williams comedy Jack (1996), directed by Academy Award-winner Francis Ford Coppola.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Credit(s)
1996	Jack	Writer
1998	The Negotiator
2005	Assault on Precinct 13
2006	Skinwalkers
2009	Staten Island (Little New York)	Director, writer
2013	The Purge
2014	The Purge: Anarchy
2016	The Purge: Election Year

Television

Year	Title	Role	Credit(s)
2005	HBO First Look	Himself
2007	The Kill Point	Producer, writer	*Who's Afraid of Mr. Wolf, Part 1 (22 July 2007) – writer (creator) (written by), executive producer Who's Afraid of Mr. Wolf? Part 2 (22 July 2007) – writer (creator) (written by), executive producer No Meringue (29 July 2007) – writer (creator), executive producer Pro Patria (5 August 2007) – writer (creator) (written by) Visiting Hours (12 August 2007) – writer (creator) (written by) The Great Ape Escape (19 August 2007) – writer (writer) Rabbit at Unrest (26 August 2007) – executive producer The Devil's Zoo (26 August 2007) – writer (writer)
2009	Crash	Writer, producer	*You Set the Scene (18 September 2009) – executive producer Always See Your Face (25 September 2009) – writer (written by), executive producer The World's a Mess/It's in My Kiss (3 October 2009) – executive producer Can't Explain (9 October 2009) – executive producer You, I'll Be Following (16 October 2009) – executive producer No Matter What You Do (30 October 2009) – executive producer Johnny Hit and Run Pauline (6 November 2009) – executive producer Lovers in Captivity (13 November 2009) – writer (written by), executive producer Endangered Species (20 November 2009) – executive producer Master of Puppets (27 November 2009) – executive producer Calm Like a Bomb (4 December 2009) – executive producer Alone Again Or... (11 December 2009) – writer (written by), executive producer Los Angeles (18 December 2009) – executive producer

References

1. The New York Times
2. The New York Times
3. James DeMonaco is set to write and direct The Purge 3

External links

• James DeMonaco at the Internet Movie Database
• James DeMonaco at AllMovie