Christian Gudegast (born February 9, 1970) is an American writer, filmmaker, and director.
Biography Born February 9, 1970, via caesarian section, Gudegast is the only child of Eric Braeden and Dale Russell Gudegast.Braeden, Eric (2017). I'll Be Damned : How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama. New York, NY : William Morrow. p. 105–106. . "February 9, 1970, was and always will be the most joyful, most extraordinary day of my life, the day Christian Gudegast was born, the day I became a father. [...] We were more anxious than concerned when Dale's due date came and went, until late one afternoon, when she felt something was terribly wrong and I rushed her to the emergency room. [...] I was watching the doctor on call pull Dale's X-rays out of an oversized manila envelope. His eyes widened and his face turned white, and next thing I knew he and a nurse were wheeling Dale into surgery for an emergency C-section."Weiss, Jacqueline (October 26, 2023). "Who Is Eric Braeden's Wife? All About Dale Russell Gudegast". People. Retrieved April 19, 2025. "Eric Braeden and his wife, Dale Russell Gudegast, have been married for over 50 years. The longtime The Young and the Restless star married the interior designer in 1966 after they met in college. They share one son, writer and director Christian Gudegast, and three grandchildren." He began his career as a rap music-video director and sold his first script, Black Ocean (co-written with his former partner Paul Scheuring), to Oliver Stone in 1993, launching his screenwriting career. He has done uncredited rewrites and production polishes on several major studio releases.
Other writing credits include A Man Apart (2003) and London Has Fallen (2016), as well as both 2018's Den of Thieves and its 2025 sequel, each of which Gudegast also directed.Weiss, op. cit. "Christian is a screenwriter and filmmaker. His writing credits include A Man Apart (2003), London Has Fallen (2016) and Den of Thieves (2018), which he also produced and directed. According to Deadline, Gudegast wrote and directed the upcoming sequel, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera."
Filmography YearTitleCredited asNotes Director Writer Producer 2003 A Man Apart Co-wrote with Paul Scheuring 2008 The Man Who Came Back 2016 London Has Fallen Co-wrote with Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt and Chad St. John 2018 Den of Thieves Directorial debutCo-wrote with Scheuring 2023 Plane Additional literary material2025 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Afterburn Additional literary materialPost-production Empire State FilmingGerard Butler In Talks To Re-Team With Christian Gudegast For Action Adventure ‘Empire State’ – Cannes Market Hot Project
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Variety: Gudegast to direct "Den of Thieves" New York Times: Christian Gudegast Los Angeles Times: 'A Man Apart's' a Diesel vehicle if there ever was one