Actor

David Benioff

Writing

Career Snapshot

Explained

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

2.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 12Series: 6Crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 9813

IMDb ID: nm1125275

Known for: Writing

Born: September 25, 1970

Age: 55

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2002 - 2025

Years active: 24

Average TMDB rating: 7.24

Wikidata: Q503997

Also known as

David Friedman • 데이비드 베니오프

Other jobs

Screenplay (7)Executive Producer (5)Writer (2)Director (1)Novel (1)

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Biography

David Friedman (/ˈfriːdmən/; born September 25, 1970), known professionally as David Benioff(/ˈbɛniɒf/), is an American writer and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire. He also wrote 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), City of Thieves (2008) and co-wrote X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).