Gregg Hurwitz


Gregg Andrew Hurwitz is an American novelist, script writer and producer. Most of his novels are in the thriller fiction genre.
His script writing work includes a film adaptation of his book Orphan X, a TV adaptation of Joby Warrick's , and a screenplay for the 2017 film The Book of Henry. He also has written comic books for comic book publishers like DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

Personal life and education

Hurwitz grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. While completing a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard University and a master's from Trinity College, Oxford in Shakespearean tragedy, he wrote his first novel. At Harvard, he was a student of psychologist Jordan Peterson who influenced his writing. He was the undergraduate scholar-athlete of the year at Harvard for pole vaulting and played college soccer in England, where he was a Knox Fellow.
Hurwitz lives in Los Angeles. He is married and has two daughters.

Career

Hurwitz is the author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, Troubleshooter, Last Shot, The Crime Writer, Trust No One, Don't Look Back, and Orphan X. His books have been shortlisted for best novel of the year by the International Thriller Writers, nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, chosen as feature selections for four major literary book clubs, honored as Book Sense Picks, and translated into 28 languages.
He wrote the original screenplay for the film The Book of Henry, directed by Collin Trevorrow for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, and filmed in New York.
His 2016 novel Orphan X was picked up by Warner Bros. with Bradley Cooper to direct. Hurwitz will write the screenplay adaptation. Hurwitz has written Wolverine, The Punisher, and Foolkiller for Marvel Comics, and published numerous academic articles on Shakespeare. He has taught fiction writing in the USC English Department, and guest lectured for UCLA and Harvard. He also has written and produced season two of the TV show V.
He became the writer of for DC Comics in 2012.

Novels

Orphan X Thrillers

  1. Orphan X, January 2016
  2. The Nowhere Man, January 2017
  3. Hellbent, January 2018
  4. Out of the Dark, January 2019
  5. Into the Fire, January 2020
    Orphan X short stories
  1. The Rains, October 2016
  2. Last Chance, October 2017

    Tim Rackley

  3. The Kill Clause, August 2004
  4. The Program, August 2005
  5. Troubleshooter, July 2006
  6. Last Shot, July 2007

    Stand-Alones

DC Comics

Television