Edward Zwick

Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres and was awarded an Academy Award, as well as a BAFTA Award, for his work producing ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998).

He made his film debut with the comedy ''About Last Night'' (1986), followed by ''Glory'' (1989), ''Legends of the Fall'' (1994), ''Courage Under Fire'' (1996), ''The Siege'' (1998), ''The Last Samurai'' (2003), ''Blood Diamond'' (2006), and ''Defiance'' (2008). His later films include ''Love & Other Drugs'' (2010), ''Pawn Sacrifice'' (2014), and ''Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'' (2016).

He is also the co-creator of the ABC family drama series ''thirtysomething'' from 1987 to 1991 and ''Once and Again'' from 1999 to 2002. Provided by Wikipedia