He attended the
University of South Florida and graduated with a
BFA degree in
Art History. He then moved to
Los Angeles, where he worked for 12 years as a screenwriter before directing the 2002 film
Equilibrium. In numerous interviews, he cites
Equilibrium as his directorial debut and first film, although his actual directorial debut was the 1995 action film
One Tough Bastard starring
Brian Bosworth and
Bruce Payne. However,
Equilibrium was his first theatrically released film. Wimmer has gone on to write for various films, mostly of the
action and
thriller genres. This includes
The Recruit in 2003,
Law Abiding Citizen in 2009,
Salt in 2010,
Expend4bles in 2023 and
The Beekeeper in 2024. ==Filmography==