Rod Lurie

Rod Lurie

Directing May 15, 1962 (64 years old) Israel

Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. Lurie's first foray into filmmaking, as writer and director, was the low-budget political thriller Deterrence (1999), with Kevin Pollak as the first Jewish President of the United States.

The characters (in his films) of President Jackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle), FBI agent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the "Long Gray Line".

6 Acting Credits
22 Crew Credits

Acting

Straw Dogs Movie

Straw Dogs

as Logger

2011
Nothing But the Truth Movie

Nothing But the Truth

as Larry

2008
Resurrecting the Champ Movie

Resurrecting the Champ

as Toby Eagleburger

2007
Heckler Movie

Heckler

as Self

2007
Junket Whore Movie

Junket Whore

as Self

1998
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington Movie

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

as Self - Host

2012

Crew

The Last Castle Movie

The Last Castle

Director

2001
The Outpost Movie

The Outpost

Director

2020
Straw Dogs Movie

Straw Dogs

Director

2011
Black Butterfly Movie

Black Butterfly

Executive Producer

2017
Nothing But the Truth Movie

Nothing But the Truth

Screenplay

2008
Hell on Wheels TV

Hell on Wheels

Director

2011
Resurrecting the Champ Movie

Resurrecting the Champ

Director

2007
The Contender Movie

The Contender

Director

2000
What Doesn't Kill You Movie

What Doesn't Kill You

Producer

2008
American Odyssey TV

American Odyssey

Director

2015
Scenes of the Crime Movie

Scenes of the Crime

Producer

2002
Commander in Chief TV

Commander in Chief

Director

2005