Gregory Stephen Poirier (born May 19, 1961) is an American film and television writer, director, and producer.

Life and career
Poirier was born in Kula, Maui, Hawaii, and attended the Maui Academy of Performing Arts. He wrote the screenplay for the John Singleton-directed film Rosewood (1997), for which he won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award.  He also wrote the screenplay for the comedy See Spot Run (2001) and wrote and directed the comedy Tomcats (2001).

Poirier's other writing credits include The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, A Sound of Thunder, Gossip, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and The Spy Next Door, starring Jackie Chan.

Poirier is creator, executive producer, and writer of the ABC mystery series Missing, starring Ashley Judd, which aired for one season in 2012.

References

External links

 2002 Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 24, 2002
 Honolulu Advertiser, May 16, 2004

1961 births
Living people
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American screenwriters
American male screenwriters
American male television writers
American television writers
Film directors from Hawaii
People from Maui
Screenwriters from Hawaii
Writers Guild of America Award winners