Gregg Hurwitz


Gregg Andrew Hurwitz is an American novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer. Most of his novels are in the thriller fiction genre. His script writing work includes a film adaptation of his book Orphan X, a TV adaptation of Joby Warrick's Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS, and a screenplay for the 2017 film The Book of Henry. He also has written comic books for publishers such as DC Comics and Marvel Comics.
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Early life

Hurwitz grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. While completing a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a master's from Trinity College, Oxford, in Shakespearean tragedy, he wrote his first novel. At Harvard, he was a student of psychologist Jordan Peterson, who influenced his writing. He was the undergraduate scholar-athlete of the year at Harvard for pole vaulting and played college soccer in England, where he was a Knox Fellow.

Career

Hurwitz is the author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, Troubleshooter, Last Shot, The Crime Writer, Trust No One, Don't Look Back, and Orphan X. His books have been shortlisted for best novel of the year by the International Thriller Writers, nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, chosen as feature selections for four major literary book clubs, honored as Book Sense Picks, and translated into 28 languages.
He wrote the original screenplay for the film The Book of Henry, directed by Colin Trevorrow for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, and filmed in New York.
His 2016 novel Orphan X was picked up by Warner Bros. with Bradley Cooper to direct. Hurwitz will write the screenplay adaptation. Hurwitz has written Wolverine, The Punisher, and Foolkiller for Marvel Comics, and published numerous academic articles on Shakespeare. He has taught fiction writing in the USC English Department, and guest lectured for UCLA and Harvard. He also has written and produced season two of the TV show V.
He became the writer of Batman: The Dark Knight for DC Comics in 2012.

Personal life

Hurwitz lives in Los Angeles. He is married and has two daughters.

Novels

Orphan X series

  1. Orphan X, January 2016
  2. The Nowhere Man, January 2017
  3. Hellbent, January 2018
  4. Out of the Dark, January 2019
  5. Into the Fire, January 2020
  6. Prodigal Son, January 2021
  7. Dark Horse, February 2022
  8. The Last Orphan, February 2023
  9. Lone Wolf, February 2024
  10. Nemesis, February 2025
  11. Antihero, February 2026
    Orphan X short stories
Released as ebook and audiobook only
  • "Buy a Bullet", October 2016
  • "The Intern", December 2018
  • "The List", August 2020
  • "The Recital", November 2023
  • "The Code", September 2025

The Rains Brothers

  1. The Rains, October 2016
  2. Last Chance, October 2017

Tim Rackley

  1. The Kill Clause, August 2004
  2. The Program, August 2005
  3. Troubleshooter, July 2006
  4. Last Shot, July 2007

Stand-alones

The Tower, April 1999Minutes to Burn, July 2001Do No Harm, July 2002The Crime Writer, June 2008Trust No One, June 2010You're Next, November 2010They're Watching, April 2011The Survivor, July 2012Tell No Lies, August 2013Don't Look Back, August 2014

Comic books

DC Comics

Batman: The Dark Knight #10–29, 0, Annual #1, 2012–2014Detective Comics #0, 27, 2012–2014Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1–5, 2011–2012

Marvel Comics

Foolkiller vol. 2 #1–5, 2007 Foolkiller: White Angels #1–5, 2008–2009New Avengers #55, 2009Punisher vol. 7 #61–65, 75, 2008–2009The Savage Axe of Ares #1, 2011Shadowland: Moon Knight #1–3, 2010The Vengeance of Moon Knight #1–10, 2009–2010Wolverine Annual #1, 2007Wolverine: Flies to a Spider #1, 2009Wolverine: Switchback #1, 2009X-Men Forever #4, 2009

Filmography

Television
YearTitleNotes
1997Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of MightMiniseries
2010-2011VSeven episodes;
Also consulting producer
2016Queen of the SouthEpisode "Billete de Magia"

Film
YearTitleWriterCo-Producer
2017The Book of Henry
2021Sweet Girl