Rod Lurie

Born: 15th of May 1962 (63 years old)

Biography:
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".

Rod Lurie's Filmography

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Logger
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Larry
Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Toby Eagleburger
The Senior

The Senior

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Director
The Outpost

The Outpost

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Director
Black Butterfly

Black Butterfly

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Executive Producer
Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

  •   TV Show
  • 2011
Director
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Director, Screenplay
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Director, Producer, Screenplay
What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Producer
Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Director, Producer
Scenes of the Crime

Scenes of the Crime

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Producer
The Last Castle

The Last Castle

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Director
The Contender

The Contender

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Director, Writer
Deterrence

Deterrence

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Director, Writer