David Koepp (born June 9, 1963 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin) is an American screenwriter and director. He attended Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, WI, and received his bachelors in film from UCLA. As a writer, he has worked on such blockbuster Hollywood films as Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible, and Spider-Man. His work as a director has not had quite the same box office success; films include Secret Window, Stir of Echoes, and The Trigger Effect.
David Koepp was reportedly paid $4,000,000 for his Panic Room screenplay. He also created the 2002 television series Hack starring David Morse.
