Scott Z. Burns


Scott Z. Burns is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.

Career

Burns has written screenplays for The Bourne Ultimatum, The Informant!, and Contagion, all of which feature Matt Damon. His films The Informant!, Contagion, and Side Effects were directed by Steven Soderbergh. Burns also produced the Academy Award-winning An Inconvenient Truth. Burns wrote and directed the 2019 film The Report, a drama about the secret torture program inside the CIA.
Public interest in Burns' 2011 film Contagion renewed during the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the seventh-most downloaded film on iTunes by March 6, 2020. Interviewed by Variety about the film's resurgence and similarities to the active pandemic in March 2020, Burns said:

Early life and education

Burns was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota and graduated in 1985 with a degree in English from the University of Minnesota. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Films

Television