FILM DIRECTOR

Chris Terrio

1976 - Today

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Chris Terrio (born December 31, 1976) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 2012 film Argo, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Terrio also won the Writers Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of 2012 and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, a BAFTA, and the 2013 Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for this work. Terrio wrote the screenplay for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the follow-up to Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, based on an earlier draft by David S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Terrio has received more than 1,230,025 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Chris Terrio is the 1,926th most popular film director (down from 1,705th in 2019), the 16,164th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,085th in 2019) and the 581st most popular American Film Director.

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  • 1.2M

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  • 34.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Terrio ranks 1,926 out of 2,041Before him are Prabhu Deva, Wes Ball, Călin Peter Netzer, Gracia Querejeta, S. Shankar, and Mark Dindal. After him are Jenji Kohan, Farhan Akhtar, Jay Duplass, Jeff Cronenweth, Casey Neistat, and Loren Bouchard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Chris Terrio ranks 707Before him are Gaëtan Englebert, Jeļena Prokopčuka, Anna Ottosson, Santigold, Susan Ward, and Edwin Congo. After him are Janus Friis, Anabela Braz Pires, Daniel Fridman, Túlio Lustosa Seixas Pinheiro, Mario Galinović, and Joseph N'Do.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Terrio ranks 16,164 out of 20,380Before him are Susan Ward (1976), Leslie Odom Jr. (1981), Mark Dindal (1960), Carter Bays (1975), Sam Graddy (1964), and Myndy Crist (1971). After him are Taylor Hill (1996), Pat LaFontaine (1965), Hanna R. Hall (1984), Walter Dix (1986), Joy Harjo (1951), and Jacqueline Moore (1964).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Terrio ranks 581Before him are William Malone (1953), Peter Joseph (1978), Barry Jenkins (1979), Mark Duplass (1976), Wes Ball (1980), and Mark Dindal (1960). After him are Jenji Kohan (1969), Jay Duplass (1973), Jeff Cronenweth (1962), Casey Neistat (1981), Loren Bouchard (1969), and Miranda July (1974).

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