Biography
Ron Nyswaner is an American screenwriter and film director. He was born on 5 October 1956 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, and studied at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University.
Nyswaner wrote the screenplay for Philadelphia (1993), directed by Jonathan Demme. His other screenplays include Smithereens (1982), The Painted Veil (2006), Freeheld (2015) and My Policeman (2022). He has also written for television series including Ray Donovan (2013–2015), Homeland (2017–2018) and Fellow Travelers (2023).
He received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay of Philadelphia, as well as BAFTA and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Nyswaner has directed films including The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988).
