Mark Boal

American Journalist, Producer, and Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter for "The Hurt Locker" and "Zero Dark Thirty"

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Mark Boal Biography

Mark Boal is an American journalist, screenwriter, and film producer. Boal initially worked as a journalist, writing for outlets like Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Salon, and Playboy. Boal's 2004 article "Death and Dishonor" was adapted for the film In the Valley of Elah, which Boal also co-wrote.

In 2009, he wrote and produced The Hurt Locker, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2012 he wrote and produced Zero Dark Thirty, teaming again with director Kathryn Bigelow, about the tracking and killing of Osama bin Laden. The film earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. The pair collaborated a third time for 2017's Detroit.

Boal has won two Academy Awards (with another two nominations), a BAFTA Award, two Writers Guild of America Awards, and a Producers Guild of America Award, and also has four Golden Globe Award nominations.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/27/2024.

Mark Boal Videos

  • Creator Mark Boal Interview: Echo 3
    Echo 3 creator & executive producer Mark Boal discusses the inspiration behind the Apple TV+ series, shooting on location in South America, and...
  • Mark Boal | BAFTA Screenwriters’ Lecture Series
    The Hurt Locker & Detroit screenwriter Mark Boal breaks down creating enlightening scripts for your audience. Sponsored by The JJ Charitable...

Mark Boal Books

  • Zero Dark Thirty: The Shooting Script
    Zero Dark Thirty: The Shooting Script
  • The Hurt Locker: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script)
    The Hurt Locker: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script)

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