Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24, 1973) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he received three Primetime Emmy Awards, from twelve nominations. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Lindelof is best known as the creator and showrunner of numerous critically acclaimed television series, such as the ABC science fiction drama series
Lost (2004–2010), the HBO supernatural drama series
The Leftovers (2014–2017), the HBO superhero limited series
Watchmen (2019), and the Peacock science fiction limited series
Mrs. Davis (2023). Lindelof was also a writer on the CBS crime drama series
Nash Bridges (2000–2001) and the NBC crime drama series
Crossing Jordan (2001–2004). He co-wrote the films
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