Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
Biography
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, playwright and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing early on. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognised for his trademark fast-paced dialogue and extended monologues, complemented by frequent use of the "walk and talk" storytelling technique. Sorkin has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globes. Sorkin rose to prominence as a writer-creator and showrunner of the television series Sports Night (1998–2000), The West Wing (1999–2006), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–07), and The Newsroom (2012–14). He is also known for his work on Broadway, including the plays A Few Good Men (1989), The Farnsworth Invention (2007), To Kill a Mockingbird (2018), and the revival of Lerner and Loewe's musical Camelot (2023). He wrote the film screenplays for A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), and several biopics, including Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Moneyball (2011), and Steve Jobs (2015). For writing The Social Network (2010), he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He made his directorial film debut with Molly's Game (2017), followed by The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Being the Ricardos (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aaron Sorkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
64
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-06-09 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
Acting

2025

The Studio as Aaron Sorkin

2022

One Perfect Shot as Self

2018

Up to Snuff as Self

2010

The Social Network as Ad Executive

2006

30 Rock as Aaron Sorkin

2005

The Colbert Report as Not available

2004

Entourage as Not available

1999

The West Wing as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

1997

The View as Self

1996

The Daily Show as Self

1995

The American President as Aide in Bar

1992

A Few Good Men as Man in Bar

1953

The Oscars as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
Crew

2022

Newscasters Thanks

2021

Being the Ricardos Writer

2021

Being the Ricardos Director

2017

Molly's Game Writer

2017

Molly's Game Director

2015

Steve Jobs Writer

2012

The Newsroom Writer

2012

The Newsroom Producer

2012

The Newsroom Teleplay

2012

The Newsroom Creator

2012

The Newsroom Story

2012

The Newsroom Executive Producer

2012

The Newsroom Creator

2011

Moneyball Screenplay

2011

Melvilasom Original Story

2010

The Social Network Screenplay

2008

Shaurya Original Story

2007

Charlie Wilson's War Screenplay

2006

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Executive Producer

1999

The West Wing Writer

1999

The West Wing Executive Producer

1999

The West Wing Creator

1998

Sports Night Writer

1998

Sports Night Producer

1998

Sports Night Executive Producer

1998

Sports Night Creator

1993

Malice Screenplay

1993

Malice Story

1992

A Few Good Men Screenplay

1992

A Few Good Men Theatre Play