Jason Fuchs

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| name = Jason Fuchs

| image = Jason Fuchs at the Pan Premiere (cropped).jpg

| caption = Fuchs at the Pan premiere in September 2015

| birth_name = Jason Isaac Fuchs

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|05}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| alma_mater = Columbia University

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter}}

| years_active = 1996–present

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Jason Isaac Fuchs (born March 5, 1986) is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for writing Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), Pan (2015) and Wonder Woman (2017). He is also known for his role as Lawrence Grey on the Fox dramatic thriller The Passage. In January 2015, Fuchs was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45emhhf/jason-fuchs/#5b9842415083|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108163230/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45emhhf/jason-fuchs/#5b9842415083|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2015|title=Jason Fuchs - pg.9|last=Pomerantz|first=Dorothy|website=Forbes|access-date=2017-11-01}}

As a writer, his films have grossed over $1.9 billion at the global box office, making him one of the 100 highest grossing screenwriters of all time, one of only two writers under age 40 on that list.{{cite web | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-specific-technical-role/screenwriter | title=Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office }}

Early life

Fuchs was born in New York City, to a Jewish family (of Hasidic background on his father's side).{{cite web|last=Wieselman|first=Jarett|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/get_to_know_jason_fuchs_go0ggrvxL5d5JZxGlYgouO|title=Jason Fuchs: 'Holy Rollers' hopes to be the 'Avatar' of Hasidic drug dealing films|work=New York Post|quote=I come from a Hasidic background, I am only one generation removed.|date=May 21, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526004253/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/get_to_know_jason_fuchs_go0ggrvxL5d5JZxGlYgouO|archive-date=May 26, 2010|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|last=Mester |first=Ilan |url=http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/12844/holy-rolling-with-jason-fuchs/ |title=Holy Rolling with Jason Fuchs |work=Shalom Life |quote=I come from a Hasidic Jewish family on my dad’s side. |date=June 4, 2010 |access-date=June 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705052717/http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/12844/holy-rolling-with-jason-fuchs/ |archive-date=July 5, 2011 }} He went on to enroll and graduate from Columbia University in 2009 as a film studies major.{{Cite web|date=Winter 2016|title=Jason Fuchs '09 Writes His Hollywood Tale|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/winter16/article/more-our-alumni-experts|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Columbia College Today}}

Career

Fuchs has been acting since he was seven years old, making his debut at Lincoln Center in the play Abe Lincoln in Illinois with Sam Waterston. Fuchs has also guest-starred on Cosby, The Sopranos, The Beat, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ed, and All My Children. His first feature film role was as Marvin in the 1996 movie Flipper, co-starring Elijah Wood. In 1998 he appeared in two movies, Louis & Frank and Jane Austen's Mafia!. Fuchs also starred in 2003 film The Hebrew Hammer, co-starring Adam Goldberg.

In 2004, Fuchs took the role in Winter Solstice. Fuchs wrote, produced and starred in the 2006 short film Pitch, which made its premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. He next appeared in Holy Rollers, a movie inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. He played a brother of Justin Bartha's character, alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Ari Graynor.

In 2012, Fuchs' original TV movie musical, Rags, was broadcast on Nickelodeon. The film, which Fuchs co-wrote with Hillary Galanoy & Elizabeth Hackett with Billie Woodruff directing, was a revisionist take on the Cinderella tale, starring Keke Palmer and Max Schneider.{{cite web|last=Fries|first=Laura|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/reviews/rags-1117947637/|title=Review: 'Rags'|date=May 24, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2017|work=Variety}} The film received 3.5 million live viewers.{{cite web |title=Monday's Cable Ratings: "Hatfields & McCoys," Heat/Celtics Big for History, ESPN |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/05/30/mondays-cable-ratings-hatfields-and-mccoys-heat-celtics-big-for-history-espn-267510/cable_20120528|publisher=The Futon Critic |access-date=June 29, 2012|date=May 30, 2012}}

Later that year, Fuchs made his feature screenwriting debut with the animated sequel Ice Age: Continental Drift. Despite receiving generally mixed reviews from critics,{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ice_age_continental_drift|title=Ice Age: Continental Drift|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 7, 2017}} the film grossed $877 million at the box office, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2012,{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Kinsey |date=2015-08-08 |title='Ice Age 5' Gets Title, Date Change; Weinstein Co. Adjusts 'About Ray' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/ice-age-collision-course-underdog-about-ray-1201495681/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} and the highest-grossing animated film internationally to that point.{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/movies/star-trek-beyond-wins-the-domestic-box-office.html|title='Star Trek Beyond' Wins the Domestic Box Office|date=July 24, 2016|access-date=June 7, 2016|work=The New York Times}}

His script Pan was listed on Hollywood's 2013 Black List,{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/the-black-list-announces-2013-screenplays-live-1200963352|title=The Black List Announces 2013 Screenplays (Complete List)|work=Variety|date=December 16, 2013|access-date=November 25, 2014}} and was made into a 2015 film, which was a critical and box office failure.{{cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-how-pan-turned-831240|title=Box Office: How 'Pan' Turned Into an Epic Flop|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 11, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2016}}

Fuchs co-wrote the 2017 film Wonder Woman with Zack Snyder and Allan Heinberg.{{cite web|last=Barker|first=Andrew|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/film-review-wonder-woman-1202446320/|title=Film Review: 'Wonder Woman'|date=May 29, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2017|work=Variety}} In 2016, Warner Bros. hired Fuchs to write the script for a Lobo feature film,{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/wbs-lobo-lands-wonder-woman-writer-jason-fuchs-exclusive/|title=Warner Bros.' 'Lobo' Lands 'Wonder Woman' Writer Jason Fuchs (Exclusive)|publisher=TheWrap|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=March 16, 2016|access-date=June 6, 2017}} and a film adaptation of the video game Minecraft.{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jason-fuchs-minecraft-movie-writer-1201888253/|title='Wonder Woman' Scribe Jason Fuchs to Write Latest Draft of 'Minecraft' (Exclusive)|date=October 13, 2016|access-date=June 7, 2017|work=Variety}} Fuchs stopped working on the script for the Minecraft film in August 2018.{{cite web|last1=Gonzalez|first1=Umberto|last2=Maglio|first2=Tony|date=3 August 2018|title='Minecraft' Movie Delayed: Rob McElhenney Out as Director, Nee Brothers Tapped to Write (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-nee-brothers-rob-mcelhenny-release-date/|access-date=4 August 2018|website=TheWrap}}

In 2019, Fuchs was featured in a major recurring role as Lawrence Grey on the Fox series The Passage.{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2018/10/19/the-passage-jennifer-ferrin-cast-season-1-fox/ |website=TVLine.com |access-date=19 October 2018|title=The Passage Adds Jennifer Ferrin and James le Gros, Casts Sister Lacey |date=October 19, 2018 }}

In November 2022, it was announced that Fuchs was one of the showrunners of It: Welcome to Derry, an upcoming prequel series to the horror films It and It Chapter Two.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2022-11-09 |title='It' Prequel Series at HBO Max Taps Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane to Serve as Co-Showrunners (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/it-prequel-series-hbo-max-showrunner-jason-fuchs-brad-caleb-kane-1235427899/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Awards and nominations

2018: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Wonder Woman (Nominated)
2018: USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Wonder Woman (Nominated)
2018: Saturn Award for Best Film Screenplay for Wonder Woman (Nominated)
2018: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form for Wonder Woman (Won)
2019/2020: Saturn Award for Best Horror Film for It Chapter Two (Nominated)
2025: Saturn Award for Best Action / Adventure Film for Argylle (Nominated)

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable" border="1"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1996 \| Flipper \| Marvin \|
rowspan="2"\| 1998 \| Louis & Frank \| Louis Jr. \|
Mafia! \| Vincenzo \|
2000 \| Spooky House \| Yuri \|
2003 \| The Hebrew Hammer \| Adolescent Hasidic Boy \|
2004 \| Winter Solstice \| Bob \|
2006 \| Pitch \| Jason \| Short film
2010 \| Holy Rollers \| Leon Zimmerman \|
2010 \| The Firefly and the Bride \| Brat \|
2016 \| La La Land \| Carlo \|
2019 \| It Chapter Two \| Richie's Manager \|
2024 \| Argylle \| Moderator \|

class="wikitable" border="1"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1996

| Flipper

| Marvin

rowspan="2"| 1998

| Louis & Frank

| Louis Jr.

Mafia!

| Vincenzo

2000

| Spooky House

| Yuri

2003

| The Hebrew Hammer

| Adolescent Hasidic Boy

2004

| Winter Solstice

| Bob

2006

| Pitch

| Jason

| Short film

2010

| Holy Rollers

| Leon Zimmerman

2010

| The Firefly and the Bride

| Brat

2016

| La La Land

| Carlo

2019

| It Chapter Two

| Richie's Manager

2024

| Argylle

| Moderator

== As screenwriter/producer ==

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Year ! Title ! Writer ! Producer ! Notes
2006 \| Pitch \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Short film
rowspan=2\| 2012 \| Ice Age: Continental Drift \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
Rags \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Television film
2015 \| Pan \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2017 \| Wonder Woman \| {{partial\|Story}} \| {{no}} \|
2018 \| I Still See You \| {{yes}} \| {{partial\|Executive}} \|
2019 \| It Chapter Two \| {{no}} \| {{partial\|Co}} \|
2024 \| Argylle \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
2025 \| A Minecraft Movie \| {{partial\|Yes}} \| {{no}} \| Additional Literary Material (Uncredited)

class="wikitable" border="1"

Year

! Title

! Writer

! Producer

! Notes

2006

| Pitch

| {{yes}}

| Short film

rowspan=2| 2012

| Ice Age: Continental Drift

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Rags

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Television film

2015

| Pan

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2017

| Wonder Woman

| {{partial|Story}}

| {{no}}

2018

| I Still See You

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

2019

| It Chapter Two

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Co}}

2024

| Argylle

| {{yes}}

2025

| A Minecraft Movie

| {{partial|Yes}}

| {{no}}

| Additional Literary Material (Uncredited)

= Television =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1998 \| Cosby \| David \|
rowspan="2"\| 2000 \| The Sopranos \| Junior Sontag \| Episode: "Commendatori"
The Beat \| Joshua Meyerwitz \|
rowspan="2"\| 2002 \| Law & Order: Criminal Intent \| Ricky Feldman \|
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \| Nick Radsen \|
rowspan="2"\| 2003 \| Fillmore! \| Johnny Nevada (voice) \|
Ed \| Wesley Stout \|
2005 \| All My Children \| Young Ryan \| 2 episodes
2019 \| The Passage \| Lawrence Grey \| 6 episodes
2021 \| Mythic Quest \| Strauss \| 1 episode
2025 \| It – Welcome to Derry \| \| Co-Showrunner and co-creator

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1998

| Cosby

| David

rowspan="2"| 2000

| The Sopranos

| Junior Sontag

| Episode: "Commendatori"

The Beat

| Joshua Meyerwitz

rowspan="2"| 2002

| Law & Order: Criminal Intent

| Ricky Feldman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Nick Radsen

rowspan="2"| 2003

| Fillmore!

| Johnny Nevada (voice)

| Wesley Stout

2005

| All My Children

| Young Ryan

| 2 episodes

2019

| The Passage

| Lawrence Grey

| 6 episodes

2021

| Mythic Quest

| Strauss

| 1 episode

2025

| It – Welcome to Derry

| Co-Showrunner and co-creator

= Video games =

class="wikitable" border="1"
Year ! Title ! Role
2004 \| Red Dead Revolver \| Billy Cougar / Jody / Young Red Harlow
2006 \| Bully \| Bo
2008 \| Grand Theft Auto IV \| The Crowd of Liberty City

class="wikitable" border="1"

Year

! Title

! Role

2004

| Red Dead Revolver

| Billy Cougar / Jody / Young Red Harlow

2006

| Bully

| Bo

2008

| Grand Theft Auto IV