Jay Cocks

Born 1944 · American screenwriter

John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. He was a critic for Time, Newsweek and Rolling Stone, among other magazines before shifting to screenplay writing. For his work, Cocks has received three Academy Award nominations: two for Best Adapted Screenplay — The Age of Innocence (1993) and A Complete Unknown (2024) — and one for Best Original Screenplay (2002).

Jay Cocks, in order

1. 1986 American Masters (TV series): acted · directed by Charles Atlas and Christian Blackwood
2. 1990 Made in Milan (short film): wrote · directed by Martin Scorsese
3. 1993 The Age of Innocence: wrote · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 87%, audiences 75% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Tubi
4. 1995 Strange Days: wrote · directed by Kathryn Bigelow · critics 70%, audiences 73% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu
5. 2002 Gangs of New York: wrote · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 72%, audiences 81% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
6. 2004 De-Lovely: wrote · directed by Irwin Winkler
7. 2016 Silence: wrote · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 83%, audiences 70% · streaming on Kanopy
8. 2024 A Complete Unknown: wrote · directed by James Mangold