Boaz Yakin

Boaz Yakin

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

New York City, New York, USA
June 20, 1966

Biography

Boaz Yakin (Hebrew: בועז יכין‎, born June 20, 1966) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like The Rookie, Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Now You See Me, and has directed the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans and the 2012 Jason Statham action film Safe. As a producer he has collaborated frequently with filmmaker Eli Roth and served as executive producer for the first two entries in the Hostel franchise.

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Representative Works

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
6.5
/ English
Now You See Me
Now You See Me
7.3
/ English
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
6.6
/ English
Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2
6.8
/ English
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
6.3
/ English
Hostel: Part II
Hostel: Part II
5.9
/ English
Safe
Safe
6.5
/ English
Uptown Girls
Uptown Girls
7.1
/ English
Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans
7.7
/ English
Hostel
Hostel
6.0
/ English
The Punisher
The Punisher
5.8
/ English
The Rookie
The Rookie
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025Nominee

Best Writing

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Now You See Me
2013Nominee

Best Picture

Now You See Me

The Harder They Fall
2021Nominee

Best Writing

The Harder They Fall

Career Highlights

Now You See Me 2
2016Highlight

Best Writing

Now You See Me 2

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010Highlight

Best Writing

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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