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David Friedman, known professionally as David Benioff or David Benioff Friedman, is an American Emmy winning novelist, scriptwriter and producer. He is best known for his novels The 25th Hour and City of Thieves, and his role as scriptwriter on Spike Lee's adaptation of his novel as 25th Hour and also on Troy, The Kite Runner, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Brothers.

David Benioff was given the A Song of Ice and Fire novels as a gift and became a big fan of the books. On 16 January 2007 HBO optioned the rights to the books and Benioff and writing partner D.B. Weiss began developing the project as a pilot script entitled Game of Thrones. The two writers appeared with George R.R. Martin at an appearance on social networking site Second Life on 31 May 2007 to discuss the project with fans. On 9 September 2008 HBO exercised their option to buy the rights and ordered a pilot on 11 November, with Benioff and Weiss appointed as executive producers and showrunners of the project.

On Game of Thrones Benioff works as executive producer, showrunner and scriptwriter. Together with D.B. Weiss he has written the majority of the episodes of the series so far. Starting with the third season, he also co-directed (with Weiss) episodes of the series.[1]

Benioff and Weiss won the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series 2015 Emmy Award for the Season 5 finale, "Mother's Mercy".[2]

Speaking with Variety in April 2016, Benioff said that his favorite character is Sansa Stark - some fans (even from the books) hated her because they felt she started out as a brat, but Benioff enjoyed her character growth and inner strength as the story progresses.[3]

Credits[]

Executive producer/showrunner[]

Writer[]

Game of Thrones: Season 1
Winter Is Coming * The Kingsroad * Lord Snow * Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things The Wolf and the Lion *
A Golden Crown You Win or You Die * The Pointy End Baelor * Fire and Blood *
Game of Thrones: Season 2
The North Remembers * The Night Lands * What Is Dead May Never Die Garden of Bones The Ghost of Harrenhal *
The Old Gods and the New A Man Without Honor * The Prince of Winterfell * Blackwater Valar Morghulis *
Game of Thrones: Season 3
Valar Dohaeris * Dark Wings, Dark Words Walk of Punishment * And Now His Watch Is Ended * Kissed by Fire
The Climb * The Bear and the Maiden Fair Second Sons * The Rains of Castamere * Mhysa *
Game of Thrones: Season 4
Two Swords * The Lion and the Rose Breaker of Chains * Oathkeeper First of His Name *
The Laws of Gods and Men Mockingbird * The Mountain and the Viper * The Watchers on the Wall * The Children *
Game of Thrones: Season 5
The Wars To Come * The House of Black and White * High Sparrow * Sons of the Harpy Kill the Boy
Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken The Gift * Hardhome * The Dance of Dragons * Mother's Mercy *
Game of Thrones: Season 6
The Red Woman * Home Oathbreaker * Book of the Stranger * The Door *
Blood of My Blood The Broken Man No One * Battle of the Bastards * The Winds of Winter *
Game of Thrones: Season 7
Dragonstone * Stormborn The Queen's Justice * The Spoils of War *
Eastwatch Beyond the Wall * The Dragon and the Wolf *
Game of Thrones: Season 8
Winterfell A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms The Long Night *
The Last of the Starks * The Bells * The Iron Throne *

* Co-written with D.B. Weiss

Director[]

Game of Thrones: Season 3
Valar Dohaeris Dark Wings, Dark Words Walk of Punishment * And Now His Watch Is Ended Kissed by Fire
The Climb The Bear and the Maiden Fair Second Sons The Rains of Castamere Mhysa
Game of Thrones: Season 4
Two Swords * The Lion and the Rose Breaker of Chains Oathkeeper First of His Name
The Laws of Gods and Men Mockingbird The Mountain and the Viper The Watchers on the Wall The Children
Game of Thrones: Season 8
Winterfell A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms The Long Night
The Last of the Starks The Bells The Iron Throne *

* Co-directed with D.B. Weiss

Other credits[]

Bibliography[]

  • The 25th Hour (2002)
  • When the Nines Roll Over (and Other Stories) (2004)
  • City of Thieves (2008)

Scriptwriter[]

  • 25th Hour (2002)
  • Troy (2004)
  • Stay (2005)
  • The Kite Runner (2007)
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
  • Brothers (2009)

In development[]

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