Brad Ingelsby (born January 4, 1980) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Ingelsby is the son of basketball player and coach

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and Rose Ingelsby. His brother

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is also a basketball coach. Ingelsby grew up in

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and attended

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where he was coached by his uncle, Fran Inglesby. He graduated from

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with a business degree. After graduating, he taught at St. Patrick's School in

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. Ingelsby attended the

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as a graduate student in screenwriting. He took a job at

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after his first year and came up with a story about a character that was released from jail. He wrote "The Low Dweller" based on this story, and after graduating sent the screenplay to Focus Features executive Mike Pruss. After returning to Pennsylvania, Ingelsby was informed that Leonardo DiCaprio wished to star in the film and

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wanted to direct it. "The Low Dweller" was rewritten and came out as ''

Out of the Furnace ''Out of the Furnace'' is a 2013 American crime drama film directed by Scott Cooper, from a screenplay written by Cooper and Brad Ingelsby. Produced by Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio, the film stars Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody ...

'' in 2013, starring

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and

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. In 2015, he wrote '' Run All Night'', starring

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and

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. He wrote the character study ''

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'', starring

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, in 2018. In 2020, Ingelsby's '' The Way Back'' was released. It featured

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and follows a basketball coach trying to improve a high school team as well as his personal life. ''The Way Back'' was based on a spec script by Ingelsby entitled "The Has-Been." Ingelsby wrote and produced the HBO TV series ''

Mare of Easttown ''Mare of Easttown'' is an American crime drama limited series created and written by Brad Ingelsby for HBO. Directed by Craig Zobel, the series premiered on April 18, 2021, and concluded on May 30, 2021, consisting of seven episodes. It stars ...

''. The success of the show led to a 3-year overall deal with HBO.

Filmography

* ''The Honeyfields'' (2006) (short) * '' The Dynamiter'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Run All Night'' (2015) * ''

'' (2018) * ''

Our Friend ''Our Friend'' is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Brad Ingelsby, based on Matthew Teague's 2015 ''Esquire'' article "The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough Word". It stars Jason Segel, Dakot ...

'' (2019) * '' The Way Back'' (2020) * ''

'' (2021) (TV)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingelsby, Brad 1980 births Living people 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters American male television writers American television writers Archbishop John Carroll High School alumni Film producers from Pennsylvania People from Chester County, Pennsylvania Screenwriters from Pennsylvania Villanova University alumni Writers Guild of America Award winners