Person profile
Ron Nyswaner
94%WokeWoke score · lower is better90% personal • 100% work
- Published titles
- 1
- Crew roles
- 1
- Cast roles
- 0
- Profile updated
- July 2, 2026
- TMDB person ID
- 59330
Creator Context
Summary
Openly gay screenwriter, director, and prominent LGBTQ+ rights activist. He has dedicated his career to creating groundbreaking queer narratives, from writing the Oscar-nominated Philadelphia and Soldier's Girl to Freeheld and My Policeman. Nyswaner is an active activist who campaigns for LGBTQ+ causes, AIDS awareness, and the vital importance of queer actors playing queer roles in media.
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