Dan Harris

Dan Harris

1979-08-29 Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA 17 Credits

Biography

Dan Harris (born August 29, 1979) is an American screenwriter and director best known for working with Michael Dougherty and Bryan Singer, and whose writing credits include Superman Returns, X2, and X-Men: Apocalypse. Harris was raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He went to Wyoming Valley West Middle and High Schools and graduated from Wyoming Seminary. Before he received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University, Harris's short film Urban Chaos Theory won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Shor...

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Speech & Debate

Speech & Debate

2017

Director

6.0
Directing

Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make...

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

Story

6.5
Writing

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Trick 'r Treat

Trick 'r Treat

2007

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have j...

Rubberheart

2007

Thanks

It's Tuesday and Maggie is on the prowl for single-use sex partner at her local hunting ground, the video store. Hapless video nerd Ted tries, as alwa...

Until Death

Until Death

2007

Writer

5.9
Writing

Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges ...

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

2006

as Self

7.3
Acting

A detailed behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Superman Returns.

The Pumpkin Karver

The Pumpkin Karver

2006

as Officer Sirrah

5.3
Acting

After mistaking him for a masked killer, Jonathan fatally stabbed his sister's boyfriend on Halloween. One year later to the day, the siblings find th...

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

2006

Screenplay, Story

5.8
Writing

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on...

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

2006

as Self

7.5
Acting

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

2005

Screenplay

4.9
Writing

On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.

Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes

2004

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the f...

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

2003

8.0
Acting

The making of the sequel to the first X-Men film, trying to make it bigger and better than the previous film, and the challenges that come with that g...

X2

X2

2003

as Surgeon

7.0
Acting

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm...

X2

X2

2003

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm...

Fish Don't Blink

Fish Don't Blink

2002

Producer

5.4
Producing

The Unbreakable Likeness of Lincoln

2000

Director, Executive Producer

Directing Producing

A dark fairy tale, in which Snow White and her wicked stepmother are both embodied by one plucky heroine, Nurse Lindy.

Speedway Junky

Speedway Junky

1999

as Club Kid

5.3
Acting

A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develo...