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Chuck Hogan | |
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.jpg) Hogan in July 2014 | |
| Born | Charles Patrick Hogan Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Canton High School Boston College |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Genres | Crime fiction, horror |
| Notable works | The Strain The Standoff Prince of Thieves Devils in Exile |
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Hogan is an American novelist, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known as the author of Prince of Thieves, and as the co-author of The Strain trilogy with Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro and Hogan created the television series The Strain (2014–2017), adapted from their trilogy of vampire novels.
Hogan also wrote the crime novels The Standoff (1995), The Blood Artists (1998), The Killing Moon (2007), and The Devils In Exile (2010). He wrote the screenplay for the war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016).[1]
Prince of Thieves (2004) won the 2005 Hammett Prize. Noted author Stephen King ranked it as one of the ten best novels of the year.
It was adapted as The Town (2010), a film directed by and starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, and Jon Hamm. It was nominated for an Academy Award.[2][3]
Bibliography
[edit]- The Standoff (1995)
- The Blood Artists (1998)
- Prince of Thieves (2004)
- The Killing Moon (2007)
- The Devils In Exile (2010)
- The Hollow Ones (with Guillermo del Toro) (2020)
- Gangland (2022)
- The Boy in the Iron Box (with Guillermo del Toro) (2024)[note 1]
- The Carpool Detectives (2025)
The Strain trilogy
[edit]- The Strain (with Guillermo del Toro) (2009)
- The Fall (with Guillermo del Toro) (2010)
- The Night Eternal (with Guillermo del Toro) (2011)
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
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| 2014–2017 | The Strain | Yes | Yes | Co-creator, television series based on his trilogy The Strain; writer (11 episodes) | [5] |
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Yes | Based on Mitchell Zuckoff's book 13 Hours | [6] | |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "A Lack of Politics: Chuck Hogan on 13 Hours". www.creativescreenwriting.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "Blake Lively Goes to ‘Town’ for Ben Affleck" Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 5, 2009
- ↑ "Chuck Hogan" bio at HarperCollins Archived 2010-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 5, 2009
- ↑ Robinson, Jacob (September 9, 2025). "David Prior to Direct Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's 'The Boy in the Iron Box' Netflix Movie Adaptation". What's on Netflix. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-11-19). "FX's 'The Strain' Gets Official 13-Episode Order, Abraham Role To Be Recast". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Lincoln, Ross A. (2015-06-30). "Paramount's '13 Hours' Benghazi Drama Confirmed For MLK Weekend 2016". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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