Biography
David Scarpa is an American screenwriter. He was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and raised in Tennessee and Connecticut. He attended New York University's film programme.
Scarpa has collaborated extensively with director Ridley Scott. He wrote the screenplays for All the Money in the World (2017), Napoleon (2023) and Gladiator II (2024), on which he also received a story credit with Peter Craig. Earlier credits include the screenplay for The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) and co-writing The Last Castle (2001) with Graham Yost.
His television work includes writing three episodes of The Man in the High Castle (2019), on which he also served as executive producer. He received a BAFTA nomination for Napoleon.
