Christopher McQuarrie is an American screenwriter, director and producer. A regular collaborator of director Bryan Singer, he co-wrote the screenplay of Singer's Public Access, wrote the screenplay for The Usual Suspects and co-wrote Jack the Giant Slayer and Valkyrie. McQuarrie won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Usual Suspects, and created 2010 NBC television series Persons Unknown. McQuarrie made his directorial debut in 2000 with The Way of the Gun.