J. Mackye Gruber

American screenwriter and film director

Jonathan Gruber,^[1] more commonly known as J. Mackye Gruber, is an American screenwriter and film director, probably best known for co-writing Final Destination 2 and co-writing and co-directing The Butterfly Effect.

Gruber always writes with a partner. He frequently collaborates with Eric Bress.^[2]

Gruber is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts.^[2] He has a background in cinematography.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes
Title	Year	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
Aquaphobia	1997	No	No	No	Short film; underwater photographer
Blunt	1998	Yes	Yes	No
Final Destination 2	2003	No	No	Yes
The Butterfly Effect	2004	Yes	No	Yes
Cellular	2004	No	No	No	script revisions (uncredited)
The Courier	2015	Yes	No	Yes	Short film

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title	Year	Credited as				Network	Notes
Title	Year	Creator	Director	Writer	Executive producer	Network	Notes
Kyle XY	2006–09	Yes	No	Yes (2)	Yes	ABC Family

References

^ ^a ^b "seven year itch". Wgaw.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
^ ^a ^b "J. Mackye Gruber". Filmbug. Retrieved 2009-12-11.