Biography

Jack Snyder is an award-winning screenwriter and director whose films have been distributed by 20th Century Fox, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., and Sony. His work has screened theatrically and aired on Showtime, Syfy, Lifetime, and across major streaming platforms.

His latest film, 57 Seconds, a sci-fi thriller starring Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson, was released theatrically and digitally in 2023. Jack served as script consultant and co-producer, and also penned the novel adaptation.

For Lifetime Movie Network, Jack wrote and directed the suspenseful Family Of Lies, now streaming on Tubi and available on Blu-ray/DVD via Sony Pictures.

Jack’s indie film credits include the atmospheric horror Cold Moon (co-writer, co-producer), starring Josh Stewart and Christopher Lloyd, the true war drama Walking With The Enemy, for which he wrote Ben Kingsley’s scenes, and the quirky crime comedy Bad Grandmas (co-writer), featuring Florence Henderson, Pam Grier, and Judge Reinhold.

He also wrote, directed, and produced two original thrillers: Fatal Call (Warner Bros. VOD), starring Jason London, Danielle Harris, and Kevin Sorbo, and Ghost Image (Showtime/20th Century Fox), starring Elisabeth Röhm and Stacey Dash.

Jack has written several episodes of the 2025-26 YouTube sci-fi/horror series Black Veil.

Currently, he has multiple feature films in development.

Jack is a Full Member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and an Active Member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA). Notably, professional membership levels are granted only to writers who meet each organization’s qualifying requirements.

When Jack is not writing, producing, or directing, he and his family split their time between their hometown of St. Louis and the many beaches of Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: Carol Carlberg-Snyder