| Rawson Marshall Thurber | |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1975 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Notable Works: | We're the Millers Central Intelligence Skyscraper Red Notice |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
Rawson Marshall Thurber (born February 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker and actor.
Thurber was born in San Francisco, California.[1] He is the son of attorney Marshall Thurber.[2]
He is a 1997 graduate of Union College (Schenectady, New York), where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and played wide receiver on the football team for two years. He is also a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC.[3]
Thurber worked as an assistant to screenwriter John August, beginning with the television show D.C.[4] In 2002, he wrote and directed the original commercials for Reebok.[5]
In 2004, he wrote and directed the comedy film .[6]
He wrote and directed the film adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, released in 2008.[7]
He directed the 2013 We're the Millers, starring Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston.[8] In June 2014, he was rumored to replace Edgar Wright to direct Marvel's Ant-Man, but later turned the job down.[9]
He wrote and directed 2016's action-comedy Central Intelligence with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart.[10]
Thurber wrote and directed the 2018 action film Skyscraper from Legendary Pictures, reteaming with Dwayne Johnson and released by Universal.[11] He next wrote and directed Legendary's $150 million budget action comedy Red Notice (2021), starring Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot and Johnson. It is the third time he has collaborated with the latter.[12] The project was released by Netflix.[13]
In 2021, Ubisoft announced Thurber would direct the film adaptation of its game series The Division, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain.[14] The film will be released on Netflix.
In 2022, eOne announced that Thurber will be writing and producing the pilot for upcoming TV series Dungeons & Dragons.[15] He also signed on to direct a live-action film based on the Voltron franchise.[16]
| Year | Title | width=65 | Director | width=65 | Writer | width=65 | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | |||||||
| 2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 2013 | We're the Millers | ||||||
| 2016 | Central Intelligence | ||||||
| 2017 | Play Dodgeball with Ben Stiller (online video short) | ||||||
| 2018 | Skyscraper | ||||||
| 2021 | Red Notice | ||||||
Acting credits
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Obnoxious Las Vegas Homophobe | ||
| 2007 | The Nines | Game Night Guest | |
| 2010 | Easy A | Quiznos Guy | |
| 2013 | We're the Millers | The Ultimate Border Guard | |
| 2015 | The Wedding Ringer | Cop | |
| 2016 | Central Intelligence | Handsome Pants-Catcher | |
| 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Voltron Vendor |