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Brad Ingelsby (born January 4, 1980) is an American screenwriter and film producer.
Brad Ingelsby | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1980 Berwyn, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Villanova University |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Father | Tom Ingelsby |
| Relatives | Martin Ingelsby (brother) |
Ingelsby is the son of basketball player and coach Tom Ingelsby and Rose Ingelsby. His brother Martin Ingelsby is also a basketball coach. Ingelsby grew up in Berwyn, Pennsylvania and attended Archbishop John Carroll High School, where he was coached by his uncle, Fran Inglesby.
He graduated from Villanova University with a business degree. After graduating, he taught at St. Patrick's School in Malvern.[1]
Ingelsby attended the American Film Institute as a graduate student in screenwriting. He took a job at Cedar Point amusement park after his first year as a graduate student, where he came up with a story about a character that was released from jail. He wrote The Low Dweller, a screenplay, based on this story.
After graduating, Ingelsby sent The Low Dweller to Focus Features executive Mike Pruss. After returning to Pennsylvania, Ingelsby was informed that Leonardo DiCaprio wished to star in the film and Ridley Scott wanted to direct it. The Low Dweller was rewritten and was released as Out of the Furnace in 2013, starring Christian Bale and Woody Harrelson.[1]
In 2015, he wrote Run All Night, starring Liam Neeson and Ed Harris.[1] He wrote the character study American Woman, starring Sienna Miller, in 2018.[2]
In 2020, Ingelsby's The Way Back was released. It featured Ben Affleck and follows a basketball coach trying to improve a high school team as well as his personal life.[3] The Way Back was based on a spec script by Ingelsby entitled "The Has-Been."[4]
Ingelsby wrote and produced the HBO series Mare of Easttown.[5] The success of the show led to a three-year deal with HBO.[6]
Ingelsby will also write and executive produce an untitled miniseries for HBO.[7]
- The Honeyfields (2006) (short)
- The Dynamiter (2011)
- Out of the Furnace (2013)
- Run All Night (2015)
- American Woman (2018)
- Our Friend (2019)
- The Way Back (2020)
- Mare of Easttown (2021) (TV)
- Task (2025) (TV)
- Echo Valley (TBA)
- The Lost Bus (TBA)
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