From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joe Forte is an American screenplay writer and painter. Born in New Jersey, he is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Writer of Firewall, the 2006 thriller starring Harrison Ford, and producer of 2005 film, "Say I Do". Forte is currently adapting the award-winning novel for New Line Cinemas, and is creating a one-hour drama series for 20th Century Fox... see more