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name: "Ben Coccio"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-coccio"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "2 August 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T12:25:09.816196+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ben Coccio

Writer. Born 2 August 1975 in Niskayuna, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 2 August 1975, Niskayuna, New York, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Coccio, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885444, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1397579/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/132973

## Biography

Ben Coccio is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. Born on 2 August 1975 in Niskayuna, New York, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1997 with a BFA in film, animation and video.

Coccio directed and wrote the 2003 feature *Zero Day*. He co-wrote the story and screenplay for the 2013 film *The Place Beyond the Pines* with Derek Cianfrance and Darius Marder. He also directed the 2010 film *The Beginner*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), Fi1m 66, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ballmastrz: 9009* (2018), series, Writer
- *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md)
- *The Beginner* (2010), Director, Writer
- *The Making of Zero Day* (2005), Director, Writer
- *Zero Day* (2003), Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- *5:45 AM* (2000), Director
- *Red's Breakfast 2: Dawn Of The Red* (1997), Sound Recordist

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