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name: "Burk Sharpless"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/burk-sharpless"
roles: ["Screenwriter","Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 39
updated: "2026-09-16T15:26:48.174352+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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# Burk Sharpless

Screenwriter and writer. Born in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter, Writer
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Works often with:** Matt Sazama

## Biography

Burk Sharpless is an American screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with Matt Sazama on feature films and television series.

His credits include the screenplay for *Dracula Untold* (2014), *The Last Witch Hunter* (2015) and *Gods of Egypt* (2016). He contributed the story for *Power Rangers* (2017) and developed and wrote episodes of the Netflix series *Lost in Space* (2018–2021). He received story and screenplay credit on *Morbius* (2022) and story and screenplay credit on *Madame Web* (2024). He is the son of John Sharpless, a Wisconsin history professor and former congressional candidate.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Madame Web* (2024), Fi1m 38, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/madame-web.md)
- *Morbius* (2022), Fi1m 38, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/morbius.md)
- *Gods of Egypt* (2016), Fi1m 40, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/gods-of-egypt.md)

## Also known for

- *Dracula Untold* (2014), Writer
- *Power Rangers* (2017), Story
- *The Last Witch Hunter* (2015), Writer
- *Lost in Space* (2018), Writer

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