Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, and playwright known for his distinctive dialogue and compelling narratives across film, television, and theatre. After his play A Few Good Men received the Outer Critics Circle award as Outstanding American Playwright in 1989 and sold its film rights prior to its acclaimed Broadway premiere, Aaron Sorkin established himself as a prominent voice in entertainment. Having earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from Syracuse University in 1983, Sorkin’s early theatrical works included Removing All Doubt (1984) and Hidden in This Picture (1988). The film adaptation of A Few Good Men (1992), starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, garnered a Golden Globe nomination.

The 2010s marked significant cinematic achievements for Sorkin. He received an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Social Network (2010), chronicling the founding of Facebook. He also earned accolades for his screenplays for Moneyball (2011) and Steve Jobs (2015), winning a Golden Globe Award for the latter. Sorkin made his directorial debut with Molly’s Game (2017), which he also wrote, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In theatre, he adapted Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway in 2018, which became a long-running critical and commercial success. Most recently, Sorkin wrote and directed The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay, followed by Being the Ricardos (2021). His continued commitment to theatre saw him revise the book for the Broadway revival of Camelot in 2023, further cementing his status as a prolific and distinctive voice across all major entertainment mediums.