Cyrus Nowrasteh (Persian: سیروس/کوروش نورسته ; /nəˈrɑːstə/;[1] born September 19, 1956) is an American-‌Iranian screenwriter, director, and producer of film and television. He has worked on numerous television series and made-for-TV movies including The Day Reagan Was Shot, Falcon Crest, Into the West, and the controversial docudrama The Path to 9/11.