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Jason Hall

Highest Rated: 77% Thank You for Your Service (2017)

Lowest Rated: 8% Paranoia (2013)

Birthday: Apr 28, 1972

Birthplace: Lake Arrowhead, California, USA

Jason Hall's story started in California, where he grew up with aspirations of becoming an actor. It was a hard, long road, with his first credited role coming in 1996 on an episode of "Pacific Blue" (USA 1996-2000). For the rest of the 1990s, Hall played background, minor roles, with his biggest break coming as Devon MacLeish, a classmate of Buffy Summers on the classic "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (WB/UPN 1997-2003). However, that role, much like his others, was nothing than a periphery character. As the 2000s came around, Hall tried to take a novel approach to finding acting roles: he started writing his own material. In between guest spots on "Without a Trace" (CBS 2002-09) and "CSI: Miami" (CBS 2002-2012), he wrote screenplays with lead roles meant to be played by himself. While he received good buzz on his writing, Hall doggedly wanted to remain an actor despite being turned down constantly. It wasn't until the end of the 2000s that he relented, conceding the lead role in his script "Spread" (2009) to Ashton Kutcher. From then on, Hall focused solely on writing. His next project was the Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford-starring "Paranoia" (2013). By the time that film hit theaters, the buzz around his next project, the Clint Eastwood-directed "American Sniper" (2014), was already growing. Before "American Sniper" even hit theaters, Hall already was working with Warner Bros. and DreamWorks on future projects. Luckily for all involved, "American Sniper" was a box office and awards show success, netting Hall an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Highest rated movies

77% 73% Thank You for Your Service Watchlist 72% 84% American Sniper Watchlist 65% 98% Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story Watchlist
22% 28% Spread
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8% 35% Paranoia
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
65% 98% Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story Screenwriter $44.2M 2023
77% 73% Thank You for Your Service Director,
Screenwriter
$9.4M 2017
72% 84% American Sniper Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$350.1M 2014
8% 35% Paranoia Screenwriter $7.3M 2013
22% 28% Spread Screenwriter - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Play Dead Raymond Haver (Character) - 2001

TV

Credit
90% 91% Endeavour Ticket Inspector (Character) 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2017
No Score Yet 75% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The District Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
85% 92% Buffy the Vampire Slayer Devon MacLeish (Guest Star) 1997-1999