Bryan Cogman

Robert Bryan Cogman (born July 25, 1979) is an American television writer and producer. He wrote eleven episodes of the HBO series Game of Thrones.

He is also the author of the book Inside HBO's Game of Thrones which features a preface by A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin.

Early life Cogman was born in Oklahoma City, and moved to the Washington, D.C. area when his father became Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Dewey Bartlett.

He attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. He was in the class of 1997.

He was educated at the Juilliard School and graduated with a BFA in Acting, class of 2001. a popular fantasy trading card game.

Cogman gave an interview with ThinkProgress in 2012.

In 2015, it was announced he would pen the live-action remake of The Sword in the Stone for Disney.

In 2016, he made a cameo on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode "The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two", as the Insurance Adjuster.

In September 2017, Cogman was announced as a creator of a developing fifth Game of Thrones prequel series. In April 2019, Cogman confirmed that this potential series would not be moving forward.

In May 2019, George R. R. Martin mentioned on his blog that Cogman would be helping Amazon Video with their new The Lord of the Rings series. More recently, he signed a deal with Entertainment One.

In March 2023, Cogman was announced as the series showrunner for the Disney+ television adaptation of Zorro with Wilmer Valderrama set to star.

Filmography Television Year Title Writer Producer Actor Notes 2011–2019 Game of Thrones Wrote: 11 episodesDragonstone waiter (uncredited cameo in "The Lion and the Rose")Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2015–2016, 2018–2019) Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (2012) Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2015) Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Dramatic Series (2011–2012, 2014–2016) Nominated—Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama (2016, 2018) Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Dramatic Series (2017) 2016 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episode: "The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two"Insurance Adjuster 2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Consulting producer

Film Haunted Mansion (2023), Additional literary material