Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani are a screenwriting and showrunner duo are best known for their work in the TV series ''

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'', as well as writing the films ''

The Mauritanian ''The Mauritanian'' is a 2021 legal drama film based on the memoir of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held for fourteen years (from 2002 to 2016) without charge in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a United States military pr ...

'' and ''Black Adam''.

Biography

Haines was born in

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, United Kingdom, and received his MFA from

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in 2011. Noshirvani is originally from

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and emigrated to the United States, and also graduated from

in 2012. The two met at Columbia University's film program. In 2013, their script ''From Here to Albion'', was named to the Black List and was purchased by

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. They also co-wrote ''The State,'' which was purchased by

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in 2016. They also sold ''Revenge at a Wedding'' to

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’s Perfect Storm, and their pilot script ''The Narrows'' was bought by

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. The two most recently created the BBC series ''

'', and wrote the screenplay ''

'', and ''Black Adam''.

Awards

Between 2019 and 2021, the duo was nominated for three

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awards for the screenplays of ''The Informer'' and ''The Mauritanian.''

Filmography

Film * ''

'' (2021) * ''

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References

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