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David Benioff

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Attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1992. He majored in English and wrote an honor's thesis. See more trivia »

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David Friedman
in New York City, New York, USA
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations See more awards »

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2011-2012 Game of Thrones (TV series)
– Valar Morghulis (2012) (creator / written by)
– Blackwater (2012) (creator)
– The Prince of Winterfell (2012) (creator / written by)
– A Man Without Honor (2012) (creator / written by)
– The Old Gods and the New (2012) (creator)
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2009/I Brothers (screenplay)
 
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (screenplay)
 
2007 The Kite Runner (screenplay)
 
2006 When the Nines Roll Over (short)
 
2005/I Stay (written by)
 
2004 Troy (screenplay)
 
2002 25th Hour (novel / screenplay)
 
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2011-2012 Game of Thrones (TV series) (executive producer - 19 episodes)
– Blackwater (2012) (executive producer)
– The Prince of Winterfell (2012) (executive producer)
– A Man Without Honor (2012) (executive producer)
– The Old Gods and the New (2012) (executive producer)
– The Ghost of Harrenhal (2012) (executive producer)
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2006 When the Nines Roll Over (short) (executive producer)
 
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2006 When the Nines Roll Over (short)
 
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2010 Jim Sheridan: Film and Family (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Re-Made in the USA: How Brodre Became Brothers (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Troy: From Ruins to Reality (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of 'Troy' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Troy (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Troy: An Effects Odyssey (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Other Works:

Debut Novel "The 25th Hour" Published 2000. See more »

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2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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[on the 'Game of Thrones' series] Wiser network heads might have said 'You can't kill Sean Bean nine episodes into your show'. Guess what? The lead dies. That's why HBO is HBO. They break all the rules. See more »

Trivia:

Attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1992. He majored in English and wrote an honor's thesis. See more »