Photo: John Logan / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Logan is one of the most versatile writers working in both Hollywood and theater, and his range is genuinely staggering. He can deliver a sweeping epic like Gladiator, a tense Bond thriller in Skyfall, and then turn around and write Red, a riveting two-hander about Mark Rothko that won the Tony. What ties it all together is his fascination with obsessive, larger-than-life men wrestling with their own legacies. Penny Dreadful showed off his gift for gothic, literary horror too. He writes with real intelligence and theatrical muscle. Whenever his name is on a script, I know there's substance underneath the spectacle.
Overview
John Logan (born September 24, 1961, in San Diego, California) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and producer. A Northwestern University graduate, he has earned three Academy Award nominations for his screenplays for Gladiator, The Aviator, and Hugo. His play Red won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play, and he also created the television series Penny Dreadful.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Logan
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ローガン
- Reading
- じょん・ろーがん
- Born
- September 24, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Screenwriter / Author / Film producer / Playwright / Screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Northwestern University
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Tony Award for Best Play
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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 items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.