Robert Rodat
Biography
Robert Rodat is an American screenwriter and producer born circa 1960 in New Hampshire, United States. He is credited with writing the 1998 war film Saving Private Ryan, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Screenplay. His other film writing credits include Fly Away Home (1996), The Patriot (2000) and The Catcher Was a Spy (2018). In television, Rodat created the series Falling Skies, which aired from 2011 to 2015, and the 2024 series Those About to Die. He also wrote a limited series directed by Roland Emmerich and Marco Kreuzpaintner.
Career overview
Robert Rodat, born circa 1960 in New Hampshire, United States, is an American screenwriter and producer who has worked across both film and television. His early screenwriting credits include the 1996 family adventure film Fly Away Home, followed by the 1998 World War II drama Saving Private Ryan. Saving Private Ryan earned Rodat nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Screenplay. He continued to write historical and action‑oriented pictures, penning the 2000 Revolutionary‑War epic The Patriot and the 2018 biographical drama The Catcher Was a Spy.
In television, Rodat created the science‑fiction series Falling Skies, which aired from 2011 to 2015 and explored humanity’s resistance after an alien invasion. He is also credited as the creator of the series Those About to Die, slated for release in 2024. In addition to his writing duties, Rodat has served as a producer on various projects, contributing to both the development and execution of his screenplays. His career reflects a focus on large‑scale, historically grounded narratives and genre‑based television storytelling.
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- Those About to Die (2024) Executive Producer
- Those About to Die (2024) Writer
- Those About to Die (2024) Creator
- Kursk (2018) Screenplay
- The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) Screenplay
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) Story
- Falling Skies (2011) Writer
- Falling Skies (2011) Executive Producer
- Falling Skies (2011) Creator
- The Patriot (2000) Screenplay
- The Patriot: True Patriots (2000) as Himself
- 36 Hours to Die (1999) Writer
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) Writer
- The Ripper (1997) Writer
- Fly Away Home (1996) Screenplay
- Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995) Writer
- The Comrades of Summer (1992) Writer
- Odyssey (1986) Editor