David Twohy

David Neil Twohy (/ˈtuːi/ TOO-ee; born October 18, 1955) is an American film director and screenwriter.^[1] He is known for working on science fiction-action films, most notably Vin Diesel's The Chronicles of Riddick series.

David Twohy
Twohy in 2013
Born	David Neil Twohy (1955-10-18) October 18, 1955 (age 69) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1988–present
Website	davidtwohy.com

Early life and education

Twohy was born in Los Angeles County, California. Attended Palos Verdes High School. He attended college at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a degree in radio/television/film.

Career

His most notable filmmaking credits have been writing The Fugitive, Waterworld, and GI Jane, but he is mostly known for writing and directing The Arrival and most entries in the Chronicles of Riddick franchise.^[2][3][4]

He has a cameo in Below as the British captain of the rescue ship.

Riddick: Furya, the fourth installment of The Chronicles of Riddick was announced in February 2023. Twohy has written the script and will direct the film.^[5]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1988	Critters 2: The Main Course		Yes
1989	Warlock		Yes
1992	Timescape	Yes	Yes	Directorial debut
1993	The Fugitive		Yes
1994	Terminal Velocity		Yes	Also executive producer
1995	Waterworld		Yes
1996	The Arrival	Yes	Yes
1997	G.I. Jane		Yes
2000	Pitch Black	Yes	Yes
2001	Impostor		Yes
2002	Below	Yes	Yes	Cameo as "British Captain"
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick	Yes	Yes
2009	A Perfect Getaway	Yes	Yes
2013	Riddick	Yes	Yes
TBA	Riddick: Furya	Yes	Yes	Filming

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2000	Pitch Black: Slam City	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury		Story
2013	Riddick: Blindsided		Yes	Yes

TV series

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
TBD	Merc City		Yes

Uncredited writing works

Year	Title	Notes
1992	Alien 3	Early draft
1995	Last Gasp	TV movie