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Chris Terrio

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Chris Terrio (born December 31, 1976) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 2012 film Argo, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Terrio also won the Writers Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of 2012 and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, a BAFTA, and the 2013 Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for this work. Terrio wrote the screenplay for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the follow-up to Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, based on an earlier draft by David S. Goyer, and is credited as co-writer for the 2017 film Justice League, alongside Joss Whedon for the theatrical cut and Zack Snyder and Will Beall for the 2021 director's cut for Warner Bros. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Terrio is the 2,061st most popular film director (down from 1,928th in 2024), the 17,490th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,174th in 2019) and the 618th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Terrio ranks 2,061 out of 2,041. Before him are Tim Minear, Susannah Grant, Derek Cianfrance, Farhan Akhtar, Zoe Cassavetes, and Amat Escalante. After him are Joe Walker, Scott Z. Burns, Matthew Libatique, Michael Chaves, Anurag Kashyap, and Jan Komasa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Chris Terrio ranks 954. Before him are Torsten Jansen, Johanna Beisteiner, Gilles Marini, Ioanna Kafetzi, Erki Pütsep, and Jens Arne Svartedal. After him are Paul Schneider, Robert Vancea, Zurab Japaridze, Shefki Kuqi, Alireza Heidari, and Viola Bauer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Terrio ranks 17,497 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Snitsky (1970), Lew Temple (1967), Ian Nelson (1995), Aaron Tveit (1983), Jared Rushton (1974), and Jeff Malone (1961). After him are Kristin Hersh (1966), Lynette Woodard (1959), Will Ryan (1949), Gaius Charles (1983), Melina Perez (1979), and Andy Beshear (1977).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Terrio ranks 618. Before him are Sean Gullette (1968), Jenji Kohan (1969), Tim Minear (1963), Susannah Grant (1963), Derek Cianfrance (1974), and Zoe Cassavetes (1970). After him are Scott Z. Burns (1962), Matthew Libatique (1968), Michael Chaves (1984), Lee Isaac Chung (1978), Peter Joseph (1978), and Jake Schreier (1981).

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