Rod Lurie
Director, Actor, Producer, Writer
May 15, 1962 (64 years)
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. Lurie's first foray into filmmaking, as writer and director, was the low-budget political thriller Deterrence (1999), with Kevin Pollak as the first Jewish President of the United States.
The characters (in his films) of President Jackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle), FBI agent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the "Long Gray Line".
The characters (in his films) of President Jackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle), FBI agent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the "Long Gray Line".
Known For
Filmography
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| 2015 | |
| 2011 | Hell on WheelsOn Plex |
| 2011 | |
| 2008 | Nothing But the TruthOn Plex |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the ChampOn Plex |
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| 2001 | |
| 2000 | The ContenderOn Plex |
| 1999 |
| 2016 | Killing Reagan · as Sergeant At Arms |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels · as Bystander #2On Plex |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs · as Logger |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth · as LarryOn Plex |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ · as Toby EagleburgerOn Plex |
| 1999 | Deterrence · as John Desimio |
| 1990 | Hollywood Boulevard II · as Who Are You? |
| 2022 | Last Seen Alive · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Black Butterfly · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Louder Than Words · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Nothing But the TruthOn Plex |
| 2008 | What Doesn't Kill YouOn Plex |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the ChampOn Plex |
| 2005 | Commander In Chief · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Capital City · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Line of Fire · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | The Search for John Gissing · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 |
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| 2011 | Straw Dogs · as Screenplay |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2000 | The ContenderOn Plex |
| 1999 |
| 2009 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show · as Self |
| 2007 | Heckler · as Self |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 1998 | Junket Whore · as Self |
| 1994 | Hardball with Chris Mathews · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose · as Self - Guest |
| 1979 | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations · as Self |
| 2008 | Speechless · as Co-Director |
| 2004 | Capital City · as Written By |