Steven Zaillian

STEVEN ZAILLIAN received an Academy Award® for his screenplay for Schindler's List. His work on the film was also honored with a Writers Guild Award, the British Academy's BAFTA Award and the Humanitas Prize.

His other screenplays include the Academy Award®-nominated Awakenings, The Falcon and the Snowman, Jack the Bear, and American Gangster, which he also executive produced. He co-wrote The Interpreter, Clear and Present Danger and the Academy Award nominated Gangs of New York. He also wrote and directed Searching for Bobby Fischer, the Writers Guild Award nominated A Civil Action, and All the King's Men.

In addition to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Zaillian also co-wrote the screenplay for Moneyball.

Columbia Pictures (Sony)