Aaron Sorkin Filmography

Born:: June 9, 1961 in Manhattan, New York, NY
Occupation:: Screenwriter
Birth name:: Aaron Benjamin Sorkin
Biography:: Despite being a writer whose impressive list of credits boasts The West Wing, the show considered by many viewers and critics to be the best American television series of the early millennium, Aaron Sorkin would be the first to admit the paralyzing fear that greets him every time he starts a new...Read More

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Untitled Facebook Project

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The story behind the massive social networking site Facebook gets the big-screen treatment with this Columbia Pictures production scripted by The West Wing's Aaron Sorkin. The film will focus on Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg's ladder to the top after creating one of the biggest Internet Read More

1/1/10
The True Story of Charlie Wilson

Actors: Bill Lloyd, Charlie Wilson, Aaron Sorkin

Synopsis: You've seen Hollywood's version of this remarkable tale, now take the opportunity to look behind the scenes and find out how boisterous Texas congressman Charlie Wilson and aggressive CIA operative Gust Avrakotos (aka "Dr. Dirty") really armed the Afghan Mujahideen in the most expansive campaign Read More

2008
Charlie Wilson's War

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty

Synopsis: Produced by Tom Hanks, written by Aaron Sorkin, and directed by Mike Nichols, this adaptation of George Crile III's incendiary bestseller tells the remarkable story of the Texas congressman whose efforts to prevent the Red Army from overtaking Afghanistan eventually led to the collapse of the Read More

12/21/07
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer, Screenwriter, Show Creator

Actors: Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, Steven Weber, Sarah Paulson, D.L. Hughley, Nathan Corddry, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: One of the two NBC series debuting in the fall of 2006 which took place backstage at a Saturday Night Live-style comedy show (the other was 30 Rock), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was the brainchild of The West Wing's Aaron Sorkin. This weekly, hour-long dramedy concerned itself with the Read More

2006
The West Wing: Night Five

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Psychiatrist Stanley Keyworth (Adam Arkin), the man who treated Josh (Bradley Whitford) for trauma after the shooting incident, is now determined to find out the cause of President Bartlet's post-Iowa insomnia. Also weighing heavily on the proceedings is the possibility that Bartlet (Martin Sheen) Read More

2002
The West Wing: Hartsfield's Landing

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Josh (Bradley Whitford) expects Donna (Janel Moloney) to perform some "retail politics" to help President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) win the all-important New Hampshire primary, which this year is being held in the tiny community of Hartsfield's Landing. Meanwhile, Bartlet divides his time between a Read More

2002
The West Wing: Dead Irish Writers

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: On the eve of her birthday party, First Lady Abbey Bartlet (Stockard Channing) runs afoul of the medical board vis-à-vis her controversial treatment of Jed's (Martin Sheen) multiple sclerosis. Elsewhere, Sam (Rob Lowe) must deal with prickly Senator Enlow (Robin Thomas) over the issue of a Read More

2002
The West Wing: H. Con-172

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Lowe, Rob~Sam Seaborn Sheen, Martin~President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet Janney, Allison~Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg Whitford, Bradley~Josh Lyman Schiff, Richard~Tobias Zachary "Toby" Ziegler Spencer, John~Leo McGarry Hill, Dule~Charlie Young Channing, Stockard~Abigail "Abbey" Bartlet Moloney Read More

2002
The West Wing: 100,000 Airplanes

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: On the night that President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is to deliver the State of the Union Address, the staff wrestles with the problem of Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) congressional censure. Also at issue is the anti-cancer initiative which the president may or may not include in his speech. Before the Read More

2002
The West Wing: The Two Bartlets

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Bartlet (Martin Sheen), Toby (Richard Schiff), and C.J. (Allison Janney) journey to Iowa on the day of the Democratic Caucus. At issue is Barlet's intention to publicly discuss affirmative action, and his response to an attack from his opponent in the upcoming election. In other developments, Josh Read More

2002
The West Wing: The Black Vera Wang

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The White House is placed on high alert in anticipation of possible attacks on U.S. military installations. Despite several death threats, not to mention the omnipresence of Secret Service Agent Donovan (Mark Harmon), C.J. (Allison Janney) is determined to go on a shopping excursion with her Read More

2002
The West Wing: We Killed Yamamoto

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Threats of terrorism, and problems with a welfare-reform bill, lead to dissension and quarrels amongst the staffers. Donna (Janel Moloney) acts as President Bartlet's representative at a riotous North Dakota state-party caucus, while Toby (Richard Schiff) tries to prevent Bartlet (Martin Sheen) Read More

2002
The West Wing: Posse Comitatus

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Lily Tomlin makes her first appearance as President Bartlet's new secretary, Debbie Fiderer, in this final episode of The West Wing's third season. Debbie arrives amidst a great deal of tumult and tension, as Bartlet (Martin Sheen) weighs the option of assassinating Qumar's terrorist defense Read More

2002
The West Wing: The U.S. Poet Laureate

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Josh (Bradley Whitford) is embarrassed to no end by a worshipful website dedicated to him. Toby (Richard Schiff) cannot wait to meet new U.S. Poet Laureate Tabatha Fortis (Laura Dern), who unfortunately has several choice non-rhyming words to say about American policy. The national press has a Read More

2002
The West Wing: Stirred

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: A crisis arises over Vice President Hoynes' (Tim Matheson) place on Bartlet's re-election ticket. Later on, Hoynes shows up at the same meeting as Leo (John Spencer) -- but it isn't a political meeting. In other developments, the staff ponders the likelihood of terrorist activity in Idaho; Donna (Janel Moloney Read More

2002
The West Wing: Enemies Foreign and Domestic

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Just before Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is to meet with new Russian president Ivanovich (Ian McShane), he receives a report from Joint Chiefs Chair Fitzwallace (John Amos) indicating that a Russian firm may be building a heavy-water reactor in Iran. Another Russian, outspoken Ivanovich critic Ludmilla Read More

2002
The West Wing: Ways and Means

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Sam (Rob Lowe) and Bruno (Ron Silver) set aside their differences in hopes of persuading labor leader Victor Campos (Miguel Sandoval) to throw his support toward President Bartlet's re-election campaign. As Congress battles over the estate-tax issue, the governor of California takes issue with the Read More

2001
The West Wing: On the Day Before

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The staff tries to prevent President Bartlet's estate-tax veto from being overridden by the GOP. Bartlet (Martin Sheen) himself turns on the old charm with Jack Buckland (Kevin Tighe), a Democratic governor who is thinking of running for president against Jed. Presidential aide Charlie Young (Dulé Hill Read More

2001
The West Wing: Manchester, Part 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: In the conclusion of The West Wing's "official" third-season opener, political consultants Bruno Gianelli (Ron Silver), Connie Tate (Connie Britton), and Doug Wegland (Evan Handler) cross swords with the presidential staff over the issue of Bartlet's impending re-election campaign. C.J. (Allison Janney Read More

2001
The West Wing: Isaac and Ishmael

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The West Wing launches its third season with this special stand-alone episode, designed to address the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Producer Aaron Sorkin briefly interrupts the series' continuity (involving possible impeachment charges against President Jed Bartlett [Martin Sheen]) with a Read More

2001
The West Wing: Manchester, Part 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Its scheduled telecast delayed because of news coverage of the 9/11 tragedy, this "official" opening episode of The West Wing's third season (the first of two parts) finds the Bartlet White House in turmoil after President Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen) has made public the fact that he has multiple Read More

2001
The West Wing: The Women of Qumar

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: C.J. (Allison Janney) passionately objects to an arms-sale deal to build an airstrip in the Persian Gulf state of Qumar, where women are subjected to deplorable treatment. President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) tangles with feminist lobbyist Amy Gardner (Mary-Louise Parker, in her first series Read More

2001
The West Wing: Bartlet for America

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: It is two days before Christmas, and all through the White House, no one is sleeping, not even....Well, to get down to business: Leo (John Spencer) engages the very expensive services of lawyer Jordon Kendall (Joanna Gleason) in preparation for his testimony before the committee investigating Read More

2001
The West Wing: The Indians in the Lobby

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: On Thanksgiving Eve, C.J. (Allison Janney) tries to find someone to mollify a pair of Native Americans (Gary Farmer, Georgina Lightning) who intend to camp out in the White House lobby until a 15-year-old dispute is settled. Meanwhile, Josh (Bradley Whitford) is forced to broker a political deal Read More

2001
The West Wing: War Crimes

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: During the investigation of the MS "coverup," Donna (Janel Moloney) is questioned by Republican counsel Clifford Calley (Mark Feuerstein), whom she has been dating -- and to whom she tells deliberate lies. In the wake of a fatal church shooting in Texas, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) squares Read More

2001
The West Wing: Gone Quiet

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) finds himself in another rock-and-a-hard-place crisis when an American spy submarine goes silent in North Korean waters. How, he wonders, can the U.S. mount a search and/or rescue mission without alerting the Korean authorities? Complicating matters is the presence Read More

2001
Sports Night: Draft Day: Part 1 - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: With the NFL draft looming, Dana (Felicity Huffman) and Casey (Peter Krause) make bets about its outcome -- which fuels their already antagonistic relationship. The rest of the staff are excited about the possibility of covering the draft, which depends on whether it rains or not in Indian Wells. Read More

2000
Sports Night: The Local Weather

Crew: Screen Story, Screenwriter

Synopsis: Still grappling with his recent psychiatric visits, Dan (Josh Charles) decides he'll skip his next visit with Dr. Abby Jacobs (Jayne Brook), but instead goes to her office and rattles off his day's highlights for the full length of his appointment. Later, back in the studio, he and the rest of the Read More

2000
Sports Night: Celebrities

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: After finishing up the night's program, Natalie (Sabrina Lloyd) rounds up the crew for a game of Celebrities -- but her ex-boyfriend Jeremy (Joshua Malina) is left out of the mix. Jeremy wanders out to a nearby bar and begins a conversation with a very beautiful woman named Jenny (Paula Marshall). Read More

2000
Sports Night: The Sweet Smell of Air

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The Sports Night crew is ecstatic over landing an interview with basketball legend Michael Jordan until the strict terms of the interview laid out by the Jordan camp are revealed. The hoops superstar's intentions are to only discuss his new line of cologne and no sports questions are to be Read More

2000
Sports Night: And the Crowd Goes Wild

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Newly broken up, Jeremy (Joshua Malina) and Natalie (Sabrina Lloyd) attempt to go about their work with mixed success. The two continue to bicker as Jeremy tries to get his belongings out of Natalie's apartment -- leaving both of them with misplaced anger and resentment. Elsewhere, Casey (Peter Krause Read More

2000
The West Wing: He Shall, From Time To Time

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten, Stockard Channing, Allison Smith, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: Serious health problems befall the White House as President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) passes out while preparing for the State of the Union Address, and Leo (John Spencer) publicly admits to his previous addictions to alcohol and pain killers. Lord Marbury (Roger Rees) finds a peaceful solution to Read More

2000
The West Wing: Lord John Marbury

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Elisabeth Moss, Kathryn Joosten, John Amos

Synopsis: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) seeks out the advice of Lord Marbury (Roger Rees), whose intelligence in diplomatic affairs is matched only by his eccentricities, when a possible nuclear exchange could transpire between Pakistan and India. Mandy (Moira Kelly) desires to find out how the staff Read More

2000
The West Wing: Take Out the Trash Day

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: While Josh (Bradley Whitford) and Sam (Rob Lowe) deal with the political fallout from the attacks on Leo's (John Spencer) previous addictions, Toby (Richard Schiff) matches wits with elected officials who have attempted to stifle the Public Broadcasting Corporation. The entire staff must figure Read More

2000
Sports Night: Draft Day: Part 2 - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Draft day proves to be catastrophic for many relationships amongst the Sports Night crew. Casey (Peter Krause) and Dan (Josh Charles) quite nearly come to blows after Dan purposefully embarrasses Casey on air, after learning of Casey's significant role in Dan's career during a previous heated Read More

2000
The West Wing: Take This Sabbath Day

Crew: Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten, Marlee Matlin

Synopsis: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) has 48 hours to commute the death sentence of a man convicted of a controversial murder after the Supreme Court refuses to stop the execution. While struggling with the moral, ethical, legal, and religious issues of his decision, he calls on his former priest Read More

2000
The West Wing: Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten

2000
The West Wing: Six Meetings Before Lunch

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten

2000
The West Wing: Mandatory Minimums

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten

2000
The West Wing: What Kind of Day Has It Been?

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten

2000
The West Wing: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten

2000
Sports Night: The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Casey (Peter Krause) has quickly worked his way through a string of dates -- per Dana's (Felicity Huffman) request -- and while out on his eighth, he runs into date number one, Pixley Robinson (Megan Ward). Having been somewhat smitten with her since their sole aborted date, Casey approaches her Read More

2000
Sports Night: The Cut Man Cometh

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: A sportscaster's nightmare occurs when a highly touted prizefight ends after only seven seconds into the first round, leaving the Sports Night crew with the remaining 89 minutes and 53 seconds that was dedicated to the fight. Dan (Josh Charles) and Casey (Peter Krause) fly into super-stall mode Read More

2000
The West Wing: Celestial Navigation

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: This episode of The West Wing is structured as a flashback while Josh (Bradley Whitford) addresses a college class on the day-to-day workings of the White House. Toby (Richard Schiff) and Sam (Rob Lowe) must travel to Connecticut in order to smooth over troubles when Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) Read More

2000
The West Wing: The White House Pro-Am

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten, Elisabeth Moss, Jorja Fox, Stockard Channing, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: Abigail Bartlet (Stockard Channing) makes some bold statements concerning policy during an appearance on a talk show, causing a rift between her staff and the White House staff. When the head of the Federal Reserve passes away, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) must consider appointing his wife's Read More

2000
The West Wing: 20 Hours in L.A.

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Kathryn Joosten, Tim Matheson, Elisabeth Moss, Jorja Fox, Marlee Matlin

Synopsis: While President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is in Hollywood for a fundraiser hosted by politically active homosexual movie mogul Ted Marcus (Bob Balaban), Leo (John Spencer) is back in Washington politicking Vice President Hoynes (Tim Matheson) to vote the White House's position on an important tax Read More

2000
The West Wing: The Short List

Crew: Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Elisabeth Moss, Kathryn Joosten

Synopsis: After Justice Joseph Crouch (Mason Adams) steps down from the Supreme Court, President Bartlett (Martin Sheen) questions his first choice to replace him, Peyton Cabot Harrison III (Ken Howard), when an old brief reveals he does not share the administration's position on privacy rights. Bartlett Read More

1999
The West Wing: In Excelsis Deo

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Elisabeth Moss, Kathryn Joosten, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: As the holiday season approaches, Toby (Richard Schiff) attempts to arrange a suitable burial for a homeless Korean War veteran who died in the cold. Sam (Rob Lowe) and Josh (Bradley Whitford) attempt to extract information that would be embarrassing to political rivals from Sam's high-priced call Read More

1999
The West Wing: The State Dinner

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Elisabeth Moss, Kathryn Joosten, Stockard Channing, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: While a gala state dinner for the leader of Indonesia is prepared for and transpires, the president (Martin Sheen) and his staff must deal with numerous sensitive situations. Federal agents are involved in an armed standoff with a group of extremists who are holding hostages, a powerful hurricane Read More

1999
Sports Night: Eli's Coming

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Dan (Josh Charles) is starting to sense that something bad is about to happen. First of all, Bobbi Bernstein (Lisa Edelstein) is back on the set for expanded coverage of the college basketball tournament and still maintains her story about having slept with Dan several years ago. Additionally, Dan Read More

1999
Sports Night: The Sword of Orion

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Dan's (Peter Krause) nonstop wooing of Rebecca (Teri Polo) appears to be going nowhere, in spite of the fact that he is getting to know everyone she works with as he continues his quest to get her to go out with him. His most recent proposal is watching a tape of a baseball game with him -- which Read More

1999
Sports Night: How Are Things in Glocca Morra

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Due to a tennis match running very late, the Sports Night show has been put on hold pending the match's conclusion. For Dana (Felicity Huffman), this holds greater significance as she is supposed to meet Gordon (Ted McGinley) later in the evening -- after the show was supposed to air. Dan (Josh Charles Read More

1999
Sports Night: Napoleon's Battle Plan

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: After word spreads of Dana's (Felicity Huffman) engagement to Gordon (Ted McGinley), Dan (Josh Charles) insists Casey (Peter Krause) must tell Dana about his knowledge regarding Gordon's one-night stand with Dana's rival, Sally (Brenda Strong). Not only does Casey refuse to do so, but he also Read More

1999
Sports Night: Ten Wickets

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Still yammering about the recent bomb threat, Casey (Peter Krause) has now gotten to the point that every time he opens his mouth, the rest of the Sports Night crew feels like punching him. Since it has come out that Christian extremists were responsible for the hoax, Casey has started taking pot Read More

1999
Sports Night: Ordnance Tactics

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The Sports Night crew returns to the studio from a bomb scare 15 minutes before the show goes on-air and naturally everyone is a little worked up. Casey (Peter Krause) and Dan (Josh Charles), however, can't seem to get over the fact that someone would try to blow up their building and they proceed Read More

1999
Sports Night: Small Town

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: With the same night off, Dana (Felicity Huffman) and Casey (Peter Krause) find themselves locked into a double date arrangement that both would rather not happen -- as Casey is just afraid to go on any dates at all while Dana thinks a double date with Casey is a recipe for disaster. Dana's Read More

1999
Sports Night: Smoky

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Feeling a tad insecure about the status of his job due to his editorial about the suspension of student athletes who protested the Confederate flag in Tennessee, Isaac (Robert Guillaume) pulls Dana (Felicity Huffman) aside and in confidence tells her his plans to groom her for his job. After Read More

1999
The West Wing [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer, Show Creator

Synopsis: Debuting September 22, 1999, NBC's multi-award-winning The West Wing was America's first truly successful political drama series. Producer Aaron Sorkin had allegedly created the property to make fuller use of the White House interior sets built for his 1999 theatrical film, The American President. Read More

1999
Sports Night: Sally

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: A low-key news day makes Isaac's (Robert Guillaume) life hell when everyone comes to him with their myriad life troubles that he'd rather know nothing about. Dan (Josh Charles) discovers Casey (Peter Krause) had a one-night stand recently after Casey recalls how he left his favorite shirt at the Read More

1999
Sports Night: Dana and the Deep Blue Sea

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Still smarting over being rejected by Rebecca (Teri Polo) -- the beautiful woman who works in the same building as the Sports Night crew -- Dan (Josh Charles) continues his relentless quest to get the mysteriously distant woman to go on a date with him. Since Casey (Peter Krause) has refused Read More

1999
Sports Night: Rebecca

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The rumors continue to fly about Isaac's (Robert Guillaume) possible firing, which comes to a head when Isaac announces that tomorrow's Wall Street Journal will be featuring a story about his and CEO Luther Sach's ongoing feud. While the crew speculates what this will mean for Sports Night, Dan (Josh Charles Read More

1999
Sports Night: What Kind of Day Has It Been

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: After obsessing about a particularly expensive camera -- instead of obsessing over the infidelity of her boyfriend Gordon (Ted McGinley) -- Dana (Felicity Huffman) finally buys it and brings in her new equipment to take a picture of the Sports Night crew. Casey (Peter Krause) eagerly awaits a Read More

1999
The West Wing: A Proportional Response

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, John Amos, Kathryn Joosten, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is furious about a plane carrying his personal physician being downed in the Middle East. After initially requesting a retaliatory attack that would kill a great many people, Bartlet's military advisors try to convince him to take a more cautionary maneuver. Read More

1999
The West Wing: Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Lisa Edelstein, Tim Matheson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Synopsis: Press Secretary C.J. Cregg (Allison Janney) keeps a dispute between President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and Vice President John Hoynes (Tim Matheson) from becoming a run-away story in the media, while Sam Seaborn continues to see a high-priced call girl (Lisa Edelstein) despite the warnings of nearly Read More

1999
The West Wing: Pilot

Crew: Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Lisa Edelstein, Allison Smith, NiCole Robinson, F. William Parker

Synopsis: The inaugural episode of The West Wing finds the staff concerned with Cuban refugees, and the fact that President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) has injured himself riding a bicycle. Rumors are swirling that Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford) will be fired due to heated remarks he made Read More

1999
The West Wing: Mr Willis of Ohio

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dule Hill, Elisabe