Biography
Jeff Arch is an American screenwriter. He wrote the original story and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1993 romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle, directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The film earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, as well as nominations from the Writers Guild of America and BAFTA.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in December 1954, Arch graduated from the Harrisburg Academy in 1972. He studied theatre and film production at Emerson College in Boston from 1972 to 1976. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as a concert lighting designer while teaching himself screenwriting.
Arch’s other film credits include the 1994 Disney adventure Iron Will. He has also written the screenplay for the television film Saving Milly (2005), which received a Humanitas nomination, and contributed to the book for a musical stage adaptation of Sleepless in Seattle.
