Scott Z. Burns

Scott Z. Burns
Born	1962 (age 53–54) Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States
Alma mater	University of Minnesota
Occupation	Screenwriter, director, producer

Scott Z. Burns (born 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.^[1] Burns has written screenplays for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Informant! (2009), and Contagion (2011), all of which feature Matt Damon. His films The Informant!, Contagion, and Side Effects were directed by Steven Soderbergh.^[2] Burns also produced the Academy Award-winning An Inconvenient Truth.

Burns is a native of Golden Valley, Minnesota^[3] and graduated in 1985 with a degree in English from the University of Minnesota.^[4]

Filmography

Films

• An Inconvenient Truth (2006) producer
• Pu-239 (2006) director, screenwriter
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) screenwriter
• The Informant! (2009) screenwriter
• Contagion (2011) writer
• Side Effects (2013) writer
• The Mercy (2016) screenwriter^[5]

Television

• Filthy Lucre (Californication) (2007) director

References

1. The New York Times
2. The New York Times
3. Star Tribune
4. Cla.umn.edu
5. http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Colin-Firth-Rachel-Weisz-expected-Westcountry/story-26610876-detail/story.html

External links

• Scott Z. Burns at the Internet Movie Database