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Jason Hall
Born	Jason Dean Hall (1972-04-28) April 28, 1972 Lake Arrowhead, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupations	Screenwriter, film director, former actor

Jason Dean Hall (born April 28, 1972) is an American screenwriter, film director, and former actor. He played the recurring character of Devon MacLeish in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He had a guest starring role on Without a Trace as Jesse in season two.

As a screenwriter, Hall wrote Spread (2009), Paranoia (2013) (with Barry Levy), and the screenplay for American Sniper (2014), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He then wrote and directed Thank You for Your Service (2017) and co-wrote Gran Turismo (2023).

Early life

Hall attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He studied business, English, and cinema at the University of Southern California.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2009	Spread	No	Yes	Associate
2013	Paranoia	No	Yes	No
2014	American Sniper	No	Yes	Executive
2017	Thank You for Your Service	Yes	Yes	No
2023	Gran Turismo	No	Yes	Executive
2027	The Thomas Crown Affair	No	Yes	No
TBA	Untitled Mike Thornton biopic film	No	Yes	No

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2014	Academy Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	American Sniper	Nominated
	BAFTA Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated
	Writers Guild of America	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated

External links

• Jason Hall at IMDb