Writer
Ron Nyswaner
Born 1956-10-0569 years old
Ron Nyswaner (1956) is best known for My Policeman, Freeheld and The Painted Veil.
Ronald L. Nyswaner ( NY-swahn-ər ; born October 5, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is a Peabody Award winner, and has been nominated for numerous awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
He is known for his screenplays Smithereens (1982), Philadelphia (1993), The Painted Veil (2006), Freeheld (2015), and My Policeman (2022). He is also known as a writer and producer of the Showtime series Ray Donovan (2013–2015), Homeland (2017–2018), and the historical drama series Fellow Travelers (2023).