FILM DIRECTOR

Billy Ray

2000 - Today

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Billy Ray (born 1962) is an American screenwriter and film director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night. He has written numerous successful films including the first Hunger Games film (2012), Captain Phillips (2013), Richard Jewell (2019), earning an Oscar nomination for the second film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Billy Ray is the 1,874th most popular film director (down from 1,796th in 2024), the 15,104th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,249th in 2019) and the 548th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Billy Ray ranks 1,874 out of 2,041. Before him are Xavier Gens, J. C. Chandor, Simon Curtis, Ihor Podolchak, Dean Devlin, and Ovidie. After him are Stephen Gaghan, Carla Simón, Farah Khan, Tommy Wirkola, Lukas Dhont, and Ira Sachs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Billy Ray ranks 80. Before him are Willow Smith, Loïs Openda, Andrea Cambiaso, Noah Okafor, Giacomo Raspadori, and Nicki Nicole. After him are Mohamed Simakan, Giselle, Baby Ariel, Khaby Lame, Hyunjin, and Tetê.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Ray ranks 15,109 out of 20,380. Before him are Catherine Burns (1945), Nancy Lynch (1948), Mary Beth Hughes (1919), Cheri Oteri (1962), Claudia McNeil (1917), and John Cooper (1975). After him are Donald Henderson (1928), Polly Draper (1955), Stephen Gaghan (1965), Sara Shepard (1977), Dave Meltzer (1959), and Tuc Watkins (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Billy Ray ranks 548. Before him are Joshua Oppenheimer (1974), Nia DaCosta (1989), Kelly Asbury (1960), Drew Goddard (1975), J. C. Chandor (1973), and Dean Devlin (1962). After him are Stephen Gaghan (1965), Ira Sachs (1965), Jake Kasdan (1974), Samuel Bayer (1965), Paul Weitz (1965), and Gary Winick (1961).

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