Draft:Chris Robert Riegel

Chris Robert Riegel is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for or producing the Lionsgate hit film The Big Wedding and the Entertainment One drama-thriller Lost in the Sun. He is also a founding partner of RainMaker Films, where, under his stewardship, the company has made films including the Academy Award winning Dallas Buyers Club, the Netflix science fiction thriller drama Stowaway, and the Vertical Entertainment thriller To Catch A Killer. He also has written and directed the upcoming film Expectations for RainMaker Films and Panay Films.

Early life and education
Chris Robert Riegel was born on May 20, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was orphaned as a child. He spent his time in his youth in Brisbane, Australia. He played baseball, and attended Villanova University.

Career
Riegel helped create RainMaker Films with Clay Pecorin, Russell Geyser, and Rachel Winter in 2012. As a company, RainMaker immediately began producing films with a focus on identity and family. These have included Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Stealing Cars (2015), Lost in the Sun (2015), Kill Switch (2017), 1985 (2018), Already Gone (2019), Stowaway (2021), Separation (2021), The Wrath of Becky (2023), To Catch A Killer (2023), and Mercy Road.

Riegel has recently begun his foray into writing and directing, including the Golden Door Jury Prize winning Another You (2017), which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the upcoming feature film Expectations (2024) for RainMaker Films and Panay Films.

Personal life
Riegel is married to actress and producer Annie Q. Riegel. He lives between Florida and Pasadena, CA.