William Blake Herron

William Blake Herron is an American screenwriter,[1] director[2] and actor, best known for contributing to the screenplay for The Bourne Identity.

Early life

Born in Texas, Herron grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and later Faribault, Minnesota.[3] His Texan parents provided inspiration for his film, A Texas Funeral. He studied acting at Middlebury College and the Pushkin Institute, before performing with various bands and working as a paralegal.

Career

Shifting from law to screenwriting, Herron was a semi-finalist of the Nichol Fellowship, and the top twenty of the Sundance Writer's Lab, the prestige of which helped land him an assignment at Warner Bros. He contributed, uncredited, to the screenplay for 1991's Eye of the Widow, as well as wrote on television series such as The Lazarus Man. Universal Pictures acquired the film rights to Robert Ludlum's Bourne books in the hopes of starting a franchise.[4] After Tony Gilroy, Herron was brought in to rewrite the script in 1999.[5] The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $214 million.[6] Herron would also work on Ripley Under Ground, which had a delayed release in 2005, and the 2008 comedy Role Models.

In 2015, Herron created Agent X, an action series which aired from November 8 to December 27, 2015, on TNT.[7] The series centered on a special government operative, who handles sensitive cases that the CIA and the FBI can't. On December 15, 2015, TNT decided to cancel the series after just one season.[8][9] Herron was also writing a biopic of the band KISS, Shout It Out Loud , but was later replaced by Ole Sanders and Joachim Rønning.[10]

Personal life

Herron is married and has two children.

References
  1. "Podcast: Character Sketch with William Blake Herron". 30 September 2016.
  2. "Berliner, Paramount Classic Wrap; Herron finishes "A Texas Funeral"; O'Trojan Horse; Kaufman, Wright". IndieWire. 18 December 1998. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. "Award Winners".
  4. Michael Fleming (March 9, 2000). "Pitt giving books look for Par & U". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  5. Michael Fleming (June 24, 1999). "Lopez after 'Angel'; Kumble surfs the Web". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  6. "The Bourne Identity (2002)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  7. Gelman, Vlada (August 31, 2015). "TNT Sets Premiere Dates for Legends, Librarians, Sharon Stone's Agent X". tvline.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  8. Andreeva, Nellie (December 15, 2015). "'Public Morals', 'Legends' & 'Agent X' Canceled By TNT". Deadline. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  9. Pena, Jessica (December 15, 2015). "Legends, Public Morals, Agent X: Series Cancelled by TNT". TVSeriesFinale. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  10. "Netflix Near Deal on KISS Biopic 'Shout It Out Loud;' Joachim Rønning to Direct Film with Leaders Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons Center Stage". 21 April 2021.


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