Gee Malik Linton (born December 9, 1973) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jamaican family, Gee Malik Linton majored in physics in college and was pursuing a master's degree until he sold a screenplay and switched to filmmaking.
[2] Beginning his career writing and directing short films, he then worked as a physical trainer for Tobey Maguire during Spider-Man, Leonardo DiCaprio during The Departed, and Anne Hathaway during The Dark Knight Rises.
[2][3] Linton directed the 2016 thriller Exposed starring Keanu Reeves, which was mired in controversy.
These unwanted changes led to Linton asking for his name to be removed from the film, instead being listed as Declan Dale, a pseudonym in the vein of Alan Smithee.