David Guggenheim

David Guggenheim is an American screenwriter, producer, and novelist.

David Guggenheim
Born	Long Island, New York, United States
Years active	2012–present
Family	Marc Guggenheim (brother) Eric Guggenheim (brother)

Not to be confused with Davis Guggenheim.

He is best known for writing the 2012 films Safe House and Stolen, as well as creating and writing for the 2016 television series Designated Survivor.^[1]

In 2013, the film rights to a suspense novel published by Little, Brown and Company that Guggenheim co-wrote with Nicholas Mennuti entitled Weaponized, were purchased by Bluegrass Films and Guggenheim was attached as screenwriter.^[2] He also worked on an earlier draft of Bad Boys for Life,^[3] and the screenplays for Uncharted^[4] and the upcoming film Narco Sub.^[5]

His older brothers are screenwriters Marc Guggenheim and Eric Guggenheim.^[6]

In 2019, Guggenheim joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.^[7]

In 2023, Guggenheim announced that he would once again join with the WGA in the 2023 writers strike.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Executive Producer
2012	Safe House	Yes	No
	Stolen	Yes	No
2018	The Christmas Chronicles	Story	Yes
2020	The Christmas Chronicles 2	No	Yes
2024	The Union	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Executive Producer	Creator	Notes
2015	Exit Strategy	Yes	Co-Executive	No	TV movie
2016-2019	Designated Survivor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Wrote 5 episodes

References

1. Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2015). "ABC Orders 'Designated Survivor' Series Starring Kiefer Sutherland From David Guggenheim, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
2. Fleming, Mike J. (July 16, 2013). "Universal And Scott Stuber Acquire 'Weaponized'; 'Safe House' Scribe David Guggenheim Adapting Novel He Co-Wrote". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
3. Reynolds, Simon; Jeffery, Morgan (June 18, 2014). "Jerry Bruckheimer trying to get Michael Bay back for Bad Boys 3". Digital Spy. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
4. Makuch, Eddie (April 16, 2015). "Uncharted Movie Details Revealed in Leaked Sony Emails". GameSpot. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
5. Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 30, 2014). "Antoine Fuqua Attached To Fox Drug Trafficking Thriller 'Narco Sub'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
6. Goldberg, Lesley (October 7, 2016). "The Guggenheim Brothers Offer a Look Inside a TV Writing Family Dynasty". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2019). "Writers Share Signed Termination Letters As Mass Firing Of Agents Begins After WGA-ATA Talks Fail". Deadline.
8. Guggenheim, David (2023-04-03). "En route from CT to NYC to stand strong with my union. #WGA #writersstrike #UnionStrong". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

External links

• David Guggenheim at IMDb
• David Guggenheim on Twitter