Christopher D. Ford is an American film screenwriter, producer, and actor best known for his collaborations with director

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, including '' Clown'' (2014), '' Cop Car'' (2015), and '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017).

Career

In 2008, Ford had a starring role in the horror film '' I Can See You'', alongside other employees of Waverly Films. In 2012, he began his writing career by drafting the screenplay for the science fiction film ''

Robot & Frank ''Robot & Frank'' is a 2012 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Jake Schreier from a screenplay by Christopher Ford. The film stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, James Marsden, and Liv Tyler. ''Robot & F ...

''. By August 2012, Ford was writing the screenplay for ''Thanksgiving'' with

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, and Jeff Rendell. In 2014, he wrote the script for the horror film '' Clown'', directed by Watts. In 2015, he continued his collaboration with Watts with the action film '' Cop Car''. In 2017, he gained notability from drafting the screenplay for the

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film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming''. In 2018, he wrote the script for the horror film '' The Clovehitch Killer''. In 2021, he rewrote the script for the fantasy film ''

Chaos Walking ''Chaos Walking'' is a young adult science fiction series written by American-British novelist Patrick Ness. It is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds call ...

''. In May 2022, it was announced that Watts and Ford would be developing '' Star Wars: Skeleton Crew'' for

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, a coming of age tale set after the events of ''

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''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Christopher D. 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)