Dan Futterman

Daniel Paul Futterman (born June 8, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. the son of Linda (née Roth), a psychoanalyst, and Stanley Futterman, a lawyer. He was raised in Conservative Judaism in an "intellectual family". Futterman grew up in Larchmont, New York, and graduated from Mamaroneck High School in 1985 and Columbia University in 1989.

Futterman is married to television writer and producer Anya Epstein (sister of baseball executive Theo Epstein and granddaughter of Philip G. Epstein, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Casablanca), with whom he has two daughters.

In late 2009, Futterman and Epstein were in development with HBO to write and executive-produce a half-hour drama series called "T" about a trans man going through gender transition; it is based on a story from the radio show This American Life, and Ira Glass and Alissa Shipp of This American Life were slated to be executive producers as well. The series, scheduled as part of SundanceTV's 2013–2014 lineup, was to be written by Futterman and Epstein.

Futterman, with E. Max Frye, wrote the screenplay for another Miller-directed film, Foxcatcher (2014), a biographical drama film starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. He and Frye were nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards.

Producer Futterman not only writes and acts in movies and on television, but often co-produces these projects as well. He has frequently written scripts and executive-produced alongside his wife, such as on the HBO series In Treatment. Futterman also adapted and produced a ten-part series for Fox, Gracepoint. Futterman, Lawrence Wright and Alex Gibney are executive producers of The Looming Tower for Hulu in 2018. He is the showrunner of the 2021 Showtime series American Rust.

Filmography Film Writer Capote (2005) (also executive producer) Foxcatcher (2014)

Actor

Television

Acting roles Year Title Role Notes 1992 Another World Alan 1995 New York News Unknown Episode: "New York News" 1997 Caroline in the City Seth Episode: "Caroline and the Cold Sesame Noodles" 1999–2005 Judging Amy Vincent Gray 74 episodes 1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Marcus Hume Episode: "A Case of Do or Die" Sex and the City Stephan Episode: "Evolution" 2003 Will & Grace Barry 4 episodes 2005–2006 Related Danny 9 episodes 2012 Political Animals Alex Davies 4 episodes

TV movies Year Title Role 1991 Daughters of Privilege Ballard Moss 1993 Class of '61 Shelby Payton 1993 Tracey Ullman Takes on New York Peter Levine 1998 Thicker Than Blood Griffin Byrne 1998 When Trumpets Fade Doug Despin 2004 Gerald L'Ecuyer: A Filmmaker's Journey

Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination 1996 The Birdcage Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2005 Capote Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ScreenplayIndependent Spirit Award for Best ScreenplayNominated—Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best WriterNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ScreenplayNominated—Satellite Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated—WGA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2014 Foxcatcher Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original ScreenplayNominated—WGA Award for Best Original Screenplay