What is Christopher Salmanpour?
{{Infobox person | name = Christopher Salmanpour | birth_date = 1977 | birth_name = Christopher Morad Salmanpour | birth_place = Iran | education = L’Ecole Lycee-Francais | occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter}} | nationality = British<br>Iranian | years_active = 2001-present | spouse = | children = 2 | alma mater = Warwick University | website = }} '''Christopher Morad Salmanpour''' (born 1977) is a British-Iranian screenwriter of movie and television. He is best known for the action-thriller [[:en:Retribution (2023 film)|Retribution (2023 film)]], starring [[Liam Neeson]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scheck |first1=Frank |title=‘Retribution’ Review: Liam Neeson’s Latest Action Flick Is More of the Same |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/retribution-review-liam-neesons-latest-action-flick-is-more-of-the-same-1235569025/ |access-date=27 August 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=23 August 2023}}</ref> Salmanpour is also a winner of [https://blcklst.com/ TheBlackList] annual writers competition, securing script deals with industry giants [[Warner Bros]] and [[StudioCanal]].<ref name=black>{{cite news |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Black List Screenwriter Nabs Gigs With StudioCanal, Warner Bros. (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/black-list-screenwriter-nabs-gigs-863376/ |access-date=27 August 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 February 2016}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Salmanpour was born in Iran and raised in London. He attended L’Ecole Lycee-Francais and Highgate Secondary School. Inspired by his family’s experience escaping their home country after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he studied International Affairs at [[University of Warwick| Warwick University]] and later pursued a Masters degree from [[:en:UCLA Film School|UCLA Film School]]. ==Career== Prior to his screenwriting career, he had a 17-year executive career in the tech