{{Short description|American screenwriter and television producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birthname = | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|40|2000|07|02}}<ref name=trib/> | birth_place = Keene, New Hampshire, U.S. | occupation = Writer, producer | education = Colgate University (BA) <br /> Harvard Business School (MBA) <br /> University of Southern California (MFA)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-07-02-0007020278-story.html | title='The Patriot' Writer Always Combat Ready | website=Chicago Tribune | date=July 2, 2000 }}</ref> | yearsactive = 1992–present | homepage = }}
'''Robert Rodat''' (born c. 1960) is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television. He is known for writing the films ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay;<ref name="trib">{{cite news |last=Dretzka |first=Gary |date=July 2, 2000 |title=''The Patriot'' Writer Always Combat Ready |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/07/02/the-patriot-writer-always-combat-ready/ |access-date=April 4, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> ''Fly Away Home'' (1996), ''The Patriot'' (2000), and ''The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018). He is also the creator of the television series ''Falling Skies'' (2011–15) and ''Those About to Die'' (2024).
== Life and career == Rodat was born in Keene, New Hampshire.<ref name=":0" /> His father was a World War II veteran.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1998-08-02 |title=HALLOWED BE THEIR NAMES MYSTIC CORDS OF MEMORY BIND 'SAVING PRIVATE RYAN' SCRIPTER TO THE JOES WHO WON THE WAR |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/1998/08/02/hallowed-be-their-names-mystic-cords-of-memory-bind-saving-private-ryan-scripter-to-the-joes-who-won-the-war/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> He attended Colgate University, Harvard Business School, and the University of Southern California.<ref name=":0" />
He wrote ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998),<ref name=deadline>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/pulitzer-hearst-tv-drama-robert-rodat-gail-berman-1201345515/|title=Pulitzer-Hearst Newspaper War Drama Series In Works From Robert Rodat & Gail Berman|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 9, 2015|accessdate=April 4, 2018}}</ref> ''The Comrades of Summer'' (1992), ''Tall Tale'' (1995),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/caravan-pix-has-a-tall-tale-to-tell-105356/|title=Caravan pix has a 'Tall Tale' to tell|last=Eller|first=Claudia|work=Variety|date=March 25, 1993|accessdate=April 4, 2018}}</ref> ''Fly Away Home'' with Vince McKewin (1996),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/09/20/fly-away-home/|title=Fly Away Home|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 20, 1996|accessdate=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805192822/https://ew.com/article/1996/09/20/fly-away-home/|archive-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> and ''The Patriot'' (2000).<ref name=deadline/> He worked on the revision of the script for the 2008 film ''10,000 BC''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-camillabellestevenstrait10000bc-story.html|title=Belle, Strait Flash Back to '10,000 B.C.'|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=February 27, 2006|accessdate=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405152816/http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-camillabellestevenstrait10000bc-story.html|archive-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> and helped with the story of 2013 film ''Thor: The Dark World''.<ref name=deadline/> Rodat also contributed to a screenplay for a film adaptation of ''Warcraft'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/saving-private-ryan-screenwriter-robert-rodat-will-tell-the-tale-of-sam-raimis-world-of-warcraft/|title=SAVING PRIVATE RYAN Screenwriter Robert Rodat Will Tell the Tale of Sam Raimi's WORLD OF WARCRAFT|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|work=Collider|date=October 12, 2009|accessdate=April 4, 2018}}</ref> work that was ultimately rebooted with the exit of the film's then-attached director, Sam Raimi.
In 2009, Rodat created the TNT science-fiction series ''Falling Skies'', produced by Steven Spielberg. The series did not premiere until summer 2011. Its fifth and final season was broadcast in the summer of 2015. The show is about human survivors of a semi-post apocalyptic world due to an alien invasion.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://seriable.com/falling-skies-getting-inside-the-minds-of-the-aliens/|title=Falling Skies: Getting Inside The Minds Of The Aliens|author=ROCO|work=Seriable|date=January 17, 2011|accessdate=August 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128193238/http://seriable.com/falling-skies-getting-inside-the-minds-of-the-aliens/|archive-date=January 28, 2011}}</ref>
In 2022, Rodat created the Peacock period drama series ''Those About to Die''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2022-07-26 |title=Roland Emmerich To Direct Gladiatorial Drama Series 'Those About To Die'; Peacock Hands Project Straight-To Series Order |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/roland-emmerich-to-direct-gladiatorial-drama-series-those-about-to-die-peacock-1235077141/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The series premiered on July 18, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2024-06-13 |title='Those About To Die' Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Is Ready For Battle To Protect Ancient Rome — Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/those-about-to-die-premiere-date-trailer-roland-emmerich-anthony-hopkins-1235877090/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes !Ref. |- | 1995 | ''Tall Tale'' | Jeremiah Chechik |with Steven L. Bloom |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60110-TALL-TALE--THE-UNBELIEVABLE-ADVENTURES-OF-PECOS-BILL?cxt=filmography |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films}}</ref> |- |1996 |''Fly Away Home'' |Carroll Ballard |with Vince McKerwin |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fly Away Home (1996) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60325-FLY-AWAY-HOME?cxt=filmography |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films}}</ref> |- |1998 |''Saving Private Ryan'' |Steven Spielberg | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saving Private Ryan (1998) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/67247-SAVING-PRIVATE-RYAN?cxt=filmography |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films}}</ref> |- |2000 |''The Patriot'' | rowspan="2" |Roland Emmerich | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Patriot (2000) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/61795-THE-PATRIOT?cxt=filmography |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films}}</ref> |- |2008 |''10,000 BC'' |Uncredited revision |<ref name="mankind2">{{cite news |author=Kit |date=February 27, 2006 |title=Strait, Belle fight for mankind |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002075091 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060313055619/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002075091 |archive-date=March 13, 2006 |access-date=August 20, 2006 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Borys}}</ref> |- |2013 |''Thor: The Dark World'' |Alan Taylor |Co-wrote story with Don Payne |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thor: The Dark World |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/69826-THOR-THE-DARK-WORLD?cxt=filmography |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''The Catcher Was a Spy'' |Ben Lewin | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Mike Fleming |date=2016-04-28 |title=Paul Rudd Set To Star As Moe Berg In Fact-Based WWII Tale 'The Catcher Was A Spy' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/paul-rudd-the-catcher-was-a-spy-moe-berg-wwii-movie-palmstar-ben-lewin-1201746089/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Kursk'' |Thomas Vinterberg | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2016-01-22 |title=Thomas Vinterberg to Direct 'Kursk' Submarine Movie for Luc Besson's EuropaCorp |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/kursk-thomas-vinterberg-director-europacorp-1201685770/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title !Creator !Writer !Exec.<br/>Producer ! Notes !Ref. |- | 1992 | ''The Comrades of Summer'' |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | rowspan="2" |TV movie |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sauter |first=Van Gordon |date=1992-07-10 |title=The Comrades of Summer |url=https://variety.com/1992/tv/reviews/the-comrades-of-summer-1200430348/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |1999 |''36 Hours to Die'' |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richmond |first=Ray |date=1999-04-08 |title=36 Hours to Die |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/reviews/36-hours-to-die-1200457372/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2011–15 |''Falling Skies'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Writer; episode: "Live and Learn"<br/>Exec. producer; 20 episodes |<ref name=":1" /> |- |2024 |''Those About to Die'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |10 episodes |<ref name=":2" /> |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Year ! Category ! Work !Result !Ref. |- | Academy Award | 1999 | Best Original Screenplay |''Saving Private Ryan'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-18 |title=The 71st Academy Awards {{!}} 1999 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref> |- |Christopher Award |1997 |Motion Pictures |''Fly Away Home'' |{{nom}} | |- |Golden Globe Award |1999 |Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | rowspan="4" |''Saving Private Ryan'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karger |first=Dave |title=The Golden Globe winners |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/02/05/golden-globe-winners/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en|date=February 5, 1999|last2=Lange|first2=Tricia}}</ref> |- |Humanitas Prize |1999 |Feature Film |{{nom}} | |- |Satellite Award |1999 |Best Original Screenplay |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY: SATELLITE™ Awards |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |archive-date=2008-02-01 |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=www.pressacademy.com}}</ref> |- |Writers Guild of America Award |1999 |Best Original Screenplay |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Nominees & Winners |url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328130331/http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners |archive-date=2016-03-28 |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=awards.wga.org}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0734441|Robert Rodat}}
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