Robert Rodat

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Robert Rodat
Born1959or1960(age 65–66) [1]
Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
Education Colgate University (BA)
Harvard Business School (MBA)
University of Southern California (MFA) [2]
OccupationsWriter, producer
Years active1992–present

Robert Rodat (born c. 1960) is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television. He is known for writing the films Saving Private Ryan (1998), which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay; [1] Fly Away Home (1996), The Patriot (2000), and The Catcher Was a Spy (2018). He is also the creator of the television series Falling Skies (2011–15) and Those About to Die (2024).

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Life and career

Rodat was born in Keene, New Hampshire. [3] His father was a World War II veteran. [3] He attended Colgate University, Harvard Business School, and the University of Southern California. [3]

He wrote Saving Private Ryan (1998), [4] The Comrades of Summer (1992), Tall Tale (1995), [5] Fly Away Home with Vince McKewin (1996), [6] and The Patriot (2000). [4] He worked on the revision of the script for the 2008 film 10,000 BC [7] and helped with the story of 2013 film Thor: The Dark World . [4] Rodat also contributed to a screenplay for a film adaptation of Warcraft , [8] work that was ultimately rebooted with the exit of the film's then-attached director, Sam Raimi.

In 2009, Rodat created the TNT science-fiction series Falling Skies , produced by Steven Spielberg. The series did not premiere until summer 2011. Its fifth and final season was broadcast in the summer of 2015. The show is about human survivors of a semi-post apocalyptic world due to an alien invasion. [9]

In 2022, Rodat created the Peacock period drama series Those About to Die. [10] The series premiered on July 18, 2024. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotesRef.
1995 Tall Tale Jeremiah Chechik with Steven L. Bloom [12]
1996 Fly Away Home Carroll Ballard with Vince McKerwin [13]
1998 Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg [14]
2000 The Patriot Roland Emmerich [15]
2008 10,000 BC Uncredited revision [16]
2013 Thor: The Dark World Alan Taylor Co-wrote story with Don Payne [17]
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Ben Lewin [18]
Kursk Thomas Vinterberg [19]

Television

YearTitleCreatorWriterExec.
Producer		NotesRef.
1992 The Comrades of Summer NoYesNoTV movie [20]
199936 Hours to DieNoYesNo [21]
2011–15 Falling Skies YesYesYesWriter; episode: "Live and Learn"
Exec. producer; 20 episodes		 [9]
2024 Those About to Die YesNoYes10 episodes [10]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Academy Award 1999 Best Original Screenplay Saving Private Ryan Nominated [22]
Christopher Award 1997Motion Pictures Fly Away Home Nominated
Golden Globe Award 1999 Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Saving Private RyanNominated [23]
Humanitas Prize 1999Feature FilmNominated
Satellite Award 1999 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [24]
Writers Guild of America Award 1999 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [25]

References

  1. 1 2 Dretzka, Gary (July 2, 2000). "The Patriot Writer Always Combat Ready". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "'The Patriot' Writer Always Combat Ready". Chicago Tribune . July 2, 2000.
  3. 1 2 3 "HALLOWED BE THEIR NAMES MYSTIC CORDS OF MEMORY BIND 'SAVING PRIVATE RYAN' SCRIPTER TO THE JOES WHO WON THE WAR". New York Daily News. August 2, 1998. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Hipes, Patrick (January 9, 2015). "Pulitzer-Hearst Newspaper War Drama Series In Works From Robert Rodat & Gail Berman". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Eller, Claudia (March 25, 1993). "Caravan pix has a 'Tall Tale' to tell". Variety . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (September 20, 1996). "Fly Away Home". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Belle, Strait Flash Back to '10,000 B.C.'". The Baltimore Sun . February 27, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ Goldberg, Matt (October 12, 2009). "SAVING PRIVATE RYAN Screenwriter Robert Rodat Will Tell the Tale of Sam Raimi's WORLD OF WARCRAFT". Collider . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  9. 1 2 ROCO (January 17, 2011). "Falling Skies: Getting Inside The Minds Of The Aliens". Seriable. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  10. 1 2 White, Peter (July 26, 2022). "Roland Emmerich To Direct Gladiatorial Drama Series 'Those About To Die'; Peacock Hands Project Straight-To Series Order". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (June 13, 2024). "'Those About To Die' Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Is Ready For Battle To Protect Ancient Rome — Update". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Fly Away Home (1996)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Saving Private Ryan (1998)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Patriot (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  16. ↑ Borys Kit (February 27, 2006). "Strait, Belle fight for mankind". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on March 13, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
  17. ↑ "Thor: The Dark World". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  18. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (April 28, 2016). "Paul Rudd Set To Star As Moe Berg In Fact-Based WWII Tale 'The Catcher Was A Spy'". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  19. ↑ McNary, Dave (January 22, 2016). "Thomas Vinterberg to Direct 'Kursk' Submarine Movie for Luc Besson's EuropaCorp". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  20. ↑ Sauter, Van Gordon (July 10, 1992). "The Comrades of Summer". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  21. ↑ Richmond, Ray (April 8, 1999). "36 Hours to Die". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  22. ↑ "The 71st Academy Awards | 1999". www.oscars.org. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  23. ↑ Karger, Dave. "The Golden Globe winners". EW.com. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  24. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY: SATELLITE™ Awards". www.pressacademy.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Previous Nominees & Winners". awards.wga.org. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
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