
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
May 8, 1956 (69 years old)
Also Known As
- Рік Джаффа
- ريك جافا
- Rick Jaffa
Rick Jaffa
Biography
Rick Jaffa (born May 8, 1956) is an American screenwriter and film producer, partnering with his wife, Amanda Silver.
A married couple since 1989 who have been working together since 1992, they came to prominence for writing and producing the Planet of the Apes reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), co-writing and producing its direct sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and producing the subsequent sequels War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). They were also co-writers on Jurassic World (2015), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Mulan (2020).
In 2013, the two were announced as co-writers of all four sequels to James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar, starting with Avatar: The Way of Water, which was theatrically released in 2022.
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Jaffa and Silver have been married since 1989 and have two children. Silver is the sister of actor Michael B. Silver and the granddaughter of screenwriter and producer Sidney Buchman. In 2015, she was named one of the "Most Influential Women in Hollywood" by Elle Magazine.
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Known For
Writing

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Story, Screenplay
2025

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Characters, Producer
2024

Avatar: The Way of Water
Story, Screenplay
2022

Mulan
Screenplay
2020

War for the Planet of the Apes
Characters, Producer
2017

In the Heart of the Sea
Story
2015

Jurassic World
Screenplay, Story
2015

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Writer, Producer, Characters
2014

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Screenplay, Producer
2011

The Relic
Screenplay
1997

Eye for an Eye
Writer
1996