Biography
Jack Paglen is an American screenwriter. He began his career as an actor in short films in the early 2000s before turning to screenwriting.
His first produced screenplay was for the science-fiction film Transcendence (2014), directed by Wally Pfister. He received a story credit, shared with Michael Green, on Alien: Covenant (2017), directed by Ridley Scott. He has also worked as a creator and producer on television projects including the pilot Roadside Picnic (2016).
