Dan Harris

Born: August 29 1979
Where: Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA

The writer and director is best known for penning the script to the blockbuster X-Men sequel X2.

However, he has also directed films including the feature drama Imaginary Heroes.

Before graduating from Columbia University his short Urban Chaos Theory won the grand jury prize at the NoDance Film Festival.

His follow-up - the 2002 short The Killing of Candice Klein - played to rave reviews at the Sundance Festival.

At the age of just 22 he was commissioned by director Bryan Singer to write the script for X2.

In 2005, he made his directorial feature debut with the dark drama Imaginary Heroes, starring Sigourney Weaver and Jeff Daniels.

He has also worked on multiple drafts of the script for Fantastic Four as well as writing the screenplay for Superman Returns.