6.3
Movie
Writing
Lawrence Wright
- Born
- (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Credits
- 12 titles
Biography
Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His 2006 history of al-Qaeda, “The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” was on the New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks, was nominated for the National Book Award and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, among other honors. Wright co-wrote the 1998 film “The Siege,” which depicts events eerily similar to those occurring in the U.S. after 9/11. In 2006, his one-man play “My Trip to al-Qaeda,” based on the book, enjoyed a sold-out, six-week run in Soho. Wright is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 6
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2024 | God Save Texas TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Three Identical Strangers Film | Self |
| 2016 | The New Yorker Presents TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | My Trip to Al-Qaeda Film | Himself |
Crew credits 8
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Musk Film | Producer |
| 2024 | God Save Texas TV | Executive Producer (3 ep) |
| 2020 | Kingdom of Silence Film | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower TV | Book, Executive Producer, Story, Creator (10 ep) |
| 2015 | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Film | Producer, Novel |
| 2000 | Noriega: God's Favorite Film | Writer, Co-Producer |
| 1998 | The Siege Film | Screenplay |
| 1996 | Forgotten Sins Film | Writer |