Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg
Kinberg in 2017
Born	Simon David Kinberg (1973-08-02) August 2, 1973 (age 50) Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Nationality	American
Education	Brown University (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
Occupations	Screenwriter director producer
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Mali Heled ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2017)​
Partner	Cleo Wade (engaged)
Children	4

Simon David Kinberg^[1] (born August 2, 1973)^[2] is an American filmmaker. He wrote or produced a number of films in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film franchise, and has also written such films as Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sherlock Holmes. He has served as a producer on others, including Cinderella and The Martian, the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. His production company Genre Films had a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox. Kinberg made his directorial debut in the 2019 X-Men film Dark Phoenix from a script he also wrote.