# Christopher Rouse (film editor)

Christopher Russell Rouse (born November 28, 1958) is an American film and television editor and screenwriter who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits. Rouse won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the ACE Eddie Award for the film The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).

## Life and career

Rouse was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, Russell Rouse, was a writer, director and producer. His mother was actress Beverly Michaels.
In the 1980s, he worked as an assistant editor on numerous films, commencing with All Summer in a Day (1982). His first editing credit was for Desperate Hours (1990), which was directed by Michael Cimino. Much of Rouse's work in the 1990s was in television. He edited the mini-series Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2002) for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Rouse has worked on six films with director Paul Greengrass. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) was their first collaboration. Rouse had previously been an "additional editor" on the initial film in the Bourne series, The Bourne Identity (2002), that had been directed by Doug Liman. Frank Marshall, who co-produced the Bourne series, recommended Rouse to Greengrass.
The editing of their second feature together, United 93 (2006), received the BAFTA Award as well as nominations for the Academy Award and the ACE Eddie Award. Rouse won the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the ACE Eddie for his third collaboration The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). He edited Greengrass' 2010 film Green Zone.
Several interviews of Rouse have been published where he discusses the editing of Greengrass's films. Greengrass is noted for a "cinéma vérité" style of filmmaking that uses several handheld cameras, and that creates opportunities for innovative editing. Ellen Feldman has written a detailed analysis of the editing of United 93. David Bordwell has discussed this aspect of the films as a further extension of "intensified continuity", which is a perspective on filmmaking that Bordwell has been developing for some years.
Rouse has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors.

## Filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Michael Cimino | |
| 1991 | Past Midnight | Jan Eliasberg | |
| 1994 | Dangerous Touch | Lou Diamond Phillips | First collaboration with Lou Diamond Phillips |
| 1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Julie Cypher | |
| 1995 | Nothing Personal | Thaddeus O'Sullivan | |
| 1997 | Dead Men Can't Dance | Stephen Milburn AndersonHubert de La Bouillerie | |
| 2003 | The Italian Job | F. Gary Gray | First collaboration with F. Gary Gray |
| 2003 | Paycheck | John Woo | |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Paul Greengrass | First collaboration with Paul Greengrass |
| 2006 | Eight Below | Frank Marshall | |
| 2006 | United 93 | Paul Greengrass | Second collaboration with Paul Greengrass |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Paul Greengrass | Third collaboration with Paul Greengrass |
| 2010 | Green Zone | Paul Greengrass | Fourth collaboration with Paul Greengrass |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | Paul Greengrass | Fifth collaboration with Paul Greengrass |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Paul Greengrass | Sixth collaboration with Paul Greengrass |
| 2019 | Hobbs & Shaw | David Leitch | |
| 2024 | IF | John Krasinski | Second collaboration with John Krasinski |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | A Force of One | Paul Aaron | Apprentice editor | |
| 1982 | Lookin' to Get Out | Hal Ashby | Assistant editor | |
| 1984 | Windy City | Armyan Bernstein | Additional film editor | |
| 1986 | The Golden Child | Michael Ritchie | Assistant film editor | |
| 1988 | Above the Law | Andrew Davis | Assistant editor | |
| 1988 | Shag | Zelda Barron | Location assistant editor | |
| 1989 | She's Out of Control | Stan Dragoti | First assistant editor | |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Michael Cimino | Assistant editor | |
| 1994 | Sioux City | Lou Diamond Phillips | Supervising editor | Second collaboration with Lou Diamond Phillips |
| 1997 | Hacks | Gary Rosen | Editorial consultant | |
| 2002 | Manito | Eric Eason | Additional editor | |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | Doug Liman | Additional editor | |
| 2005 | Be Cool | F. Gary Gray | Additional editor | Second collaboration with F. Gary Gray |
| 2010 | The Town | Ben Affleck | Additional editor | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Martin Campbell | Additional editor | |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Ron Howard | Additional editor | |
| 2020 | A Quiet Place Part II | John Krasinski | Additional editor | First collaboration with John Krasinski |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 2010 | Green Zone | Paul Greengrass | Co-producer |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | Paul Greengrass | Co-producer |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Paul Greengrass | Executive producer |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2010 | Burlesque | Steve Antin | Special thanks |
| 2012 | Safe House | Daniel Espinosa | Special thanks |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | Michael Cuesta | Special thanks |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Susanne Bier | Special thanks |
| 2021 | Dune | Denis Villeneuve | Denis Villeneuve wishes to thank |
Writer :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Paul Greengrass |

### Documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1999 | Olympic Glory | Kieth Merrill |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 2022 | Jennifer Lopez: Halftime | Amanda Micheli | Executive producer |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2023 | Kiss the Future | Nenad Cicin-Sain | Special thanks |
TV movies
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1994 | Breach of Conduct | Tim Matheson |
| 1995 | The Wharf Rat | Jimmy Huston |
| 1995 | Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead | Tim Matheson |
| 1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Mikael Salomon |
| 2000 | Sole Survivor | Mikael Salomon |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | Lee Rose |
| 2001 | Anne Frank: The Whole Story | Robert Dornhelm |
| 2002 | The Pennsylvania Miners' Story | David Frankel |
Actor :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1994 | Madonna: Innocence Lost | Bradford May | Doo-wop Singer |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Peter Werner | Sugar Kings |
TV series
Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Anne Frank: The Whole Story | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Boomtown | 2 episodes |
Music department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | The Saddle Club | Composer: Additional songPerformer: Additional song | 1 episode |
TV shorts
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1982 | All Summer in a Day | Ed Kaplan | Assistant editor |

## Awards and nominations

* 2008
** Won: Academy Award for Best Film Editing - The Bourne Ultimatum
** Won: BAFTA Film Awards Best Edited Feature Film - The Bourne Ultimatum
** Won: ACE Eddie Best Edited Film - Drama - The Bourne Ultimatum
* 2007
** Nominated: Academy Award for Film Editing - United 93
** Won: BAFTA Award for Best Editing - United 93
** Nominated: ACE Eddie Best Edited Film - Drama - United 93
** Won: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing - United 93
* 2006
** Won: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing - United 93
* 2001
** Nominated: Emmy Award - Anne Frank: The Whole Story