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Frank Spotnitz

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer / Television Director | * 11/17/1960 (63) | Zama (Japan)
Frank Charles Spotnitz (born 1960) is an American television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the series The X-Files (1995-2002) and its spin-off The Lone Gunmen (2001), and as the developer/creator of the The Man in the High Castle (2015-19), Medici (2016-19), Ransom (2017-19), and Leonardo (2021-present) Spotnitz is also the chief executive officer and founder of Big Light Productions, a London- and Paris-based production company, which specializes in international television series, including drama, comedy and documentaries. Spotnitz's career includes creating, writing and producing series with networks, cable, streaming and other broadcast platforms around the world. Sponitz has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The X-Files, and won a Canadian Screen Award for... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Known for these Movies & Shows

Six years after the events of The X-Files series finale, former FBI agent Doctor Dana Scully is now a staff physician at Our Lady of Sorrows, a Catholic hospital, and treating a boy named Christian wh ...

The X Files: I Want to Believe

PG-13

2008 | 2.9/5 | 1h 44min
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
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The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the p ...

The X-Files

TV-PG

1993 | 4.2/5 | 45min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Crime, Drama, Documentary, Reality-TV
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Explore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel. ...

The Man in the High Castle

TV-MA

2015 | 3.8/5 | 1h per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful en ...

Medici: Masters of Florence

TV-14

2016 | 3.9/5 | 55min per episode
Drama, War & Politics
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A fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci, positing that he was a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da ...

Leonardo

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2021 | 3.7/5 | 50min per episode
Drama, Crime
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Movies with Frank Spotnitz as Actor(1)

as himself2019 Millennium After the Millennium

Movies with Frank Spotnitz as Crew(5)

Production/Producer2008 The X Files: I Want to Believe
Writing/Screenplay2008 The X Files: I Want to Believe
Writing/Writer1998 Inside The X-Files
Writing/Story1998 The X Files
Writing/Writer1996 Sunset After Dark

TV Shows/Series with Frank Spotnitz as Crew(40)

Creator/Creator2023 A.M.P.E.D.
Writing/Writer2021 Leonardo
Production/Executive Producer2021 Leonardo
Creator/Creator2021 Leonardo
Writing/Writer2020 Devils
Production/Executive Producer2017 Ransom
Writing/Story2017 Ransom
Writing/Writer2017 Ransom
Creator/Creator2017 Ransom
Writing/Writer2017 The Indian Detective
Production/Executive Producer2017 The Indian Detective
Creator/Creator2017 The Indian Detective
Writing/Writer2016 Medici: Masters of Florence
Writing/Story2016 Medici: Masters of Florence
Creator/Creator2016 Medici: Masters of Florence
Production/Executive Producer2015 The Man in the High Castle
Writing/Writer2015 The Man in the High Castle
Production/Development Manager2015 The Man in the High Castle
Creator/Creator2015 The Man in the High Castle
Writing/Writer2013 Crossing Lines
Production/Executive Producer2012 Transporter: The Series
Crew/Creator2012 Hunted
Creator/Creator2012 Hunted
Writing/Writer2010 Strike Back
Production/Producer2005 Night Stalker
Writing/Writer2005 Night Stalker
Creator/Creator2005 Night Stalker
Writing/Writer2002 Robbery Homicide Division
Writing/Writer2001 The Lone Gunmen
Creator/Creator2001 The Lone Gunmen
Writing/Writer1999 Harsh Realm
Writing/Writer1996 Millennium
Production/Co-Producer1996 Millennium
Production/Co-Executive Producer1996 Millennium
Writing/Writer1993 The X-Files
Directing/Director1993 The X-Files
Production/Co-Producer1993 The X-Files
Production/Executive Producer1993 The X-Files
Production/Co-Executive Producer1993 The X-Files
Writing/Story Editor1993 The X-Files

Full Name: Frank Spotnitz
Born: Thursday, 11/17 1960 (November) in Zama (Japan) (current age: 63 years + 154 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Educated at: American Film Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, AFI Conservatory, Camelback High School
Frank Spotnitz frequently works together with these people:
Chris Carter (26x, Crew)
Vince Gilligan (12x, Crew)
Darin Morgan (8x, Crew)
Rosalind Nashashibi (8x, Crew)
Bill Dow (8x, Actor)
Chris Owens (8x, Actor)
Doug Abrahams (7x, Actor)
Malcolm Stewart (6x, Actor)
Timothy Webber (6x, Actor)
Peter Kelamis (6x, Actor)
Alex Diakun (6x, Actor)
David Duchovny (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:156437, Added: 07/05/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024