---
name: "David Twohy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-twohy"
fi1m_id: "david-twohy"
imdb_id: "nm0878638"
tmdb_id: 28239
wikidata_id: "Q492743"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "18 October 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T08:30:39.410663+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."
---

# David Twohy

## Identity

David Twohy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-twohy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-twohy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0878638
- **TMDB ID:** 28239
- **Wikidata ID:** Q492743
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Twohy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492743, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28239

Writer. Born 18 October 1955 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 18 October 1955, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- **Active:** 1993–1995
- **Also known as:** D.T. Twohy, David Neil Twohy
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Twohy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492743, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28239

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Fugitive*](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md) (88)
- **Hulu:** [*Waterworld*](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Twohy is an American screenwriter and director. He studied radio, television and film at California State University, Long Beach.

Twohy wrote the screenplay and story for *The Fugitive* (1993). His other writing credits include *Waterworld* (1995) and *G.I. Jane* (1997). As a director he has made *The Arrival* (1996), *Pitch Black* (2000), *Below* (2002), *The Chronicles of Riddick* (2004), *A Perfect Getaway* (2009) and *Riddick* (2013).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Fi1m 88, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Riddick* (2013), Writer, Director
- *Riddick: Blindsided* (2013), Writer, Producer
- *A Perfect Getaway* (2009), Director, Screenplay
- *The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury* (2004), Story
- *The Chronicles of Riddick* (2004), Director, Writer
- *Below* (2002), as British Captain · Director, Screenplay
- *Impostor* (2001), Screenplay
- *Pitch Black: Slam City* (2000), Writer, Director, Producer
- *Pitch Black* (2000), Director, Screenplay
- *G.I. Jane* (1997), Screenplay
- *The Arrival* (1996), Director, Screenplay
- *Waterworld* (1995), Writer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Criminal* (1995), Original Story
- *Terminal Velocity* (1994), Screenplay, Producer
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)
- *Warlock: The Armageddon* (1993), Characters
- *Timescape* (1992), Director, Screenplay
- *Warlock* (1989), Screenplay
- *Critters 2* (1988), Writer
- *Riddick: Furya*, Director, Writer

## Gallery

- ![David Twohy, Vin Diesel and Katee Sackhoff speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Dieg](https://film.one/media/person/83090/gallery-e2e3cca20035.jpg) David Twohy, Vin Diesel and Katee Sackhoff speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Dieg — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/David_Twohy%2C_Vin_Diesel_%26_Katee_Sackhoff.jpg/1280px-David_Twohy%2C_Vin_Diesel_%26_Katee_Sackhoff.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Twohy and Vin Diesel speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. P](https://film.one/media/person/83090/gallery-c8a1bf730dd2.jpg) David Twohy and Vin Diesel speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. P — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/David_Twohy_%26_Vin_Diesel.jpg/1280px-David_Twohy_%26_Vin_Diesel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Twohy speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute](https://film.one/media/person/83090/gallery-88c2934e6c79.jpg) David Twohy speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/David_Twohy_%289346967157%29.jpg/1280px-David_Twohy_%289346967157%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Twohy speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute](https://film.one/media/person/83090/gallery-19356dff6695.jpg) David Twohy speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Riddick", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/David_Twohy_%289347080553%29.jpg/1280px-David_Twohy_%289347080553%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Twohy](https://film.one/media/person/83090/gallery-eec9f487f739.jpg) David Twohy — Image via TMDB
- ![David Twohy](https://film.one/media/person/83090/gallery-b51aac915767.jpg) David Twohy — Image via TMDB
- ![David Twohy](https://film.one/media/person/83090/gallery-9fc3169056e4.jpg) David Twohy — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/David_Twohy_%289349750854%29.jpg/1280px-David_Twohy_%289349750854%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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