David Benioff is a showrunner, screenwriter, TV producer, and author from America. Along with Daniel Brett Weiss, he has developed and serves as the showrunner of HBO’s incredibly popular and widely acclaimed fantasy drama series ‘Game of Thrones’. A native of New York, Benioff was initially interested in pursuing a career in academia. During his time at Trinity College Dublin, he became acquainted with Weiss, his future writing and producing partner. After deciding to become a writer, he participated in the Creative Writing Program at the University of California Irvine. His first novel, the crime-drama ‘The 25th Hour’, was published 2001. He followed it up by releasing a short-story collection named ‘When the Nines Roll Over (and Other Stories)’, in 2004 and his second novel ‘City of Thieves’ in 2008. In 2002, he worked closely with director Spike Lee on the cinematic adaptation of his debut novel. He has also written screenplays for films like ‘Troy’, ‘The Kite Runner’, and ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’. For ‘Game of Thrones’, Benioff has received five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Hugo Awards.