Chris Terrio
  • Birthplace

    New York City, New York, USA

  • Birthday
    December 31, 1976

    Deathday
    N/A

Chris Terrio

Chris Terrio is an American film director and writer based in New York City. After joining the film festival circuit, his short film Book of Kings was shown on IFC in 2004.

Terrio's first feature-length film, Heights (Sony Pictures Classics, 2005), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It follows a pivotal twenty-four hours in the interconnected lives of five New Yorkers. It stars Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden and Jesse Bradford, and features Isabella Rossellini, George Segal and Rufus Wainwright in small roles. It was one of the final films produced by the late Ismail Merchant.

    Terrio has film scripts in development at Escape Artists and Smokehouse, George Clooney's company, at Warner Brothers.

In 2010, he directed "I Look Like Frankenstein," Episode 8 in Season 3 of Damages on FX.

His next project will be a television series for HBO based on the acclaimed book Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc.

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Chris Terrio awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2017 Razzie Awards Winner Razzie Award Worst Screenplay (Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Writing (Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2020 Hugo Awards Nominee Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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