James DeMonaco

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-10-12 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

James DeMonaco

Biography

American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the Purge franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, The Purge (2013), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), and The Purge: Election Year (2016).

Acting

Production

1996

Jack

as Screenplay

2009

Staten Island

as Director

2005

1998

The Negotiator

as Screenplay

2006

Skinwalkers

as Screenplay

2021

2013

The Purge

as Writer

2013

The Purge

as Director

2014

2021

The Forever Purge

as Characters

2016

2018

The First Purge

as Characters

2009

Staten Island

as Writer

2014

2014

The Purge: Anarchy

as Characters

2005

2018

The First Purge

as Executive Producer

2025

The Home

as Writer

2025

The Home

as Director

2018

2024

Crisis Negotiators

as Original Story

2018

The First Purge

as Producer

2021

This Is the Night

as Screenplay

2021

2021

2005

Hate

as Writer

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