Jon Spaihts

Writer, Producer, Actor

February 4, 1970 (56 years)
Jon Spaihts (/speɪts/) (born February 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter and author. He is best known for co-writing Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and its sequel Dune: Part Two (2024), both films based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. He also wrote the screenplays for the films Prometheus (2012), Passengers (2016) and Doctor Strange (2016). For his work on Dune, Spaihts was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Known For

  • Prometheus
    Prometheus
  • Doctor Strange
    Doctor Strange
  • Passengers
    Rent
    Passengers
  • Dune
    Rent
    Dune
  • Dune: Part Two
    Rent
    Dune: Part Two
  • Dune: Prophecy
    Dune: Prophecy
    2 Seasons
  • A Minecraft Movie
    Buy
    A Minecraft Movie
  • The Mummy
    The Mummy
  • The Darkest Hour
    The Darkest Hour
  • Live a Little
    Live a Little

Filmography

2024
Dune: Part Two · as Screenplay
2021
Dune · as Screenplay
2016
2016
2012
2011
The Darkest Hour · as Screenplay

2027
A Minecraft Movie: Squared · as Executive Producer
2026
Dune: Part Three · as Executive Producer
2025
A Minecraft Movie · as Executive Producer
2024
Dune: Prophecy · as Executive Producer
2024
The Crow · as Executive Producer
2024
Dune: Part Two · as Executive Producer
2021
Dune · as Executive Producer
2016
Passengers · as Executive Producer

2016
Passengers · as Autodoc (voice)

2024
Live a Little · as Original Dialogue
2017
The Mummy · as Screenstory