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My Take
Heisserer is the kind of writer whose arc I love to track. He started in horror remakes and reboots, the unglamorous trenches of screenwriting, and then turned around and adapted Ted Chiang's cerebral 'Story of Your Life' into Arrival, earning an Academy Award nomination for Adapted Screenplay. Translating a story about language and nonlinear time into a film about grief and hope is no small feat. With a Saturn Award and credits across comics and television too, this Oklahoma-born craftsman is proof that patient, unflashy work pays off. He's exactly the sort of screenwriter whose name deserves to be remembered.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Heisserer
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・ハイセラー
- Reading
- えりっく・はいせらー
- Born
- January 1, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Norman, Oklahoma, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film director / film producer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Saturn Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Eric Heisserer born?
Born January 1, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Eric Heisserer from?
Eric Heisserer is from Norman, Oklahoma, United States.
What does Eric Heisserer do?
Eric Heisserer works as screenwriter, film director, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.