John Lee Hancock

John Lee Hancock
Born John Lee Hancock, Jr.
(1956-12-15) December 15, 1956
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Screenwriter, director, producer
Years active 1987–present

John Lee Hancock, Jr. (born December 15, 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for directing the sports drama films The Rookie (2002) and The Blind Side (2009), and the historical drama films Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and The Founder (2016).

Career

Hancock's debut as a screenwriter and director came in 1991 with Hard Time Romance. He worked on two more films as a screenwriter with A Perfect World and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil before making his next directing effort in 2002 with the sports drama The Rookie, which was a critical and commercial success. In 2004, he wrote and directed The Alamo, which was a box office bomb. Five years later, his film The Blind Side was a box office success and received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination.

In 2013 Hancock directed Saving Mr. Banks, a film about the life of P.L. Travers and her difficult negotiations with Walt Disney over adapting her famous novel Mary Poppins into a feature film. He also directed The Founder (2016), about the McDonald's fast food chain, and co-wrote the upcoming musical film The Goree Girls.

Filmography

Year Film Director Producer Writer
1991 Hard Time Romance
1993 A Perfect World
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
2000 My Dog Skip
2002 The Rookie
2004 The Alamo
2009 The Blind Side
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman
2013 Saving Mr. Banks
2016 The Founder
2019 Chaos Walking
2019 The Highwaymen


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