Christian Gudegast

Christian Gudegast
Born	(1970-02-09) February 9, 1970 (age 55)
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, filmmaker
Years active	1997–present
Parent	Eric Braeden

Christian Gudegast (born February 9, 1970) is an American writer, filmmaker, and director.

Biography

Born February 9, 1970, via caesarian section, Gudegast is the only child of Eric Braeden and Dale Russell Gudegast. ^{[1] [2]} He began his career as a rap music-video director and sold his first script, Black Ocean (co-written with his former partner Paul Scheuring), to Oliver Stone in 1993, launching his screenwriting career. He has done uncredited rewrites and production polishes on several major studio releases.

Other writing credits include A Man Apart (2003) and London Has Fallen (2016), as well as both 2018's Den of Thieves and its 2025 sequel, each of which Gudegast also directed. ^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes
		Director	Writer	Producer
2003	A Man Apart	No	Yes	No	Co-wrote with Paul Scheuring
2008	The Man Who Came Back	No	No	Yes
2016	London Has Fallen	No	Yes	No	Co-wrote with Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt and Chad St. John
2018	Den of Thieves	Yes	Yes	Executive	Directorial debut Co-wrote with Scheuring
2023	Plane	No	Uncredited	Executive	Additional literary material
2025	Den of Thieves 2: Pantera	Yes	Yes	Executive
	Afterburn	No	Uncredited	No	Additional literary material Post-production

References

1. Braeden, Eric (2017). I'll Be Damned : How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama . New York, NY : William Morrow. p. 105–106. ISBN   9780062476111. "February 9, 1970, was and always will be the most joyful, most extraordinary day of my life, the day Christian Gudegast was born, the day I became a father. [...] We were more anxious than concerned when Dale's due date came and went, until late one afternoon, when she felt something was terribly wrong and I rushed her to the emergency room. [...] I was watching the doctor on call pull Dale's X-rays out of an oversized manila envelope. His eyes widened and his face turned white, and next thing I knew he and a nurse were wheeling Dale into surgery for an emergency C-section."
2. Weiss, Jacqueline (October 26, 2023). "Who Is Eric Braeden's Wife? All About Dale Russell Gudegast". People . Retrieved April 19, 2025. "Eric Braeden and his wife, Dale Russell Gudegast, have been married for over 50 years. The longtime The Young and the Restless star married the interior designer in 1966 after they met in college. They share one son, writer and director Christian Gudegast, and three grandchildren."
3. Weiss, op. cit. "Christian is a screenwriter and filmmaker. His writing credits include A Man Apart (2003), London Has Fallen (2016) and Den of Thieves (2018), which he also produced and directed. According to Deadline, Gudegast wrote and directed the upcoming sequel, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera."

External links

• Christian Gudegast at IMDb
• Variety: Gudegast to direct "Den of Thieves"
• New York Times: Christian Gudegast
• Los Angeles Times: 'A Man Apart's' a Diesel vehicle if there ever was one