James David Levien (born December 9, 1967) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist.
Some of his most noteworthy credits include Ocean's Thirteen, Rounders,[3][4] Solitary Man, The Illusionist, Runaway Jury, Tilt, and ESPN's 30 for 30 (This Is What They Want) for which he won a sports Emmy.
[8] He met his lifelong writing partner and friend, Brian Koppelman, on a summer bus trip for teens when Levien was 14 years old.
[10] Finding that editing the stories of the others impacted his writing, he quit and moved to Paris and then Argentina where he trained horses before returning to New York City where he reunited with Koppelman.
The series includes City of the Sun, Where the Dead Lay, 13 Million Dollar Pop, and Signature Kill.
Showtime's drama series, Billions, created by David Levien, Brian Koppelman, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, and starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, premiered to strong reviews in 2016.