Frank Spotnitz

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Frank Spotnitz (born November 17, in Japan) is an award-winning American television writer and producer, who joined “The X-Files” as a writer in 1994. Spotnitz quickly became involved not only in developing the series’ stand-alone episodes, but its elaborate “mythology” storyline dealing with government conspiracy and aliens. He directed two episodes and wrote or co-wrote more than 40 installments, including the Emmy-nominated “Memento Mori” (with Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, and John Shiban) in 1997. Other honors accorded Spotnitz for his work on the series include Golden Globe wins for Best Dramatic Series, a Peabody Award, and three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series.

Spotnitz worked on “The X-Files” for eight of its nine seasons, including four years as executive producer and three as president of Carter’s Ten Thirteen Productions.

Spotnitz has recently said he is working with Chris Carter on the second X-Files film. He has said it will be in the vein of the standalone "Monster of the Week" episodes of the series and will not feature much of the series' mythology.

Contents 1 Production Credits 2 Writing Credits 3 Directing Credits 4 External Links

[edit] Production Credits

• The X-Files:
  • Story Editor:
    • Season 3
  • Co-Producer:
    • Season 4
  • Co-Executive Producer:
    • Season 5
  • Executive Producer:
    • Season 6
    • Season 7
    • Season 8
    • Season 9
  • Producer:
    • The X-Files: I Want to Believe

• Millennium:
  • Co-Producer:
    • Season 1
  • Co-Executive Producer:
    • Season 3

• The Lone Gunmen:
  • Executive Producer

[edit] Writing Credits

• The X-Files:
  • Season 2:
    • "End Game"
    • "Our Town"
  • Season 3:
    • "Nisei" (with Chris Carter and Howard Gordon)
    • "731"
    • "Piper Maru" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Apocrypha" (with Chris Carter)
  • Season 4:
    • "Tunguska" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Terma" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Leonard Betts" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
    • "Memento Mori" (with Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, and John Shiban)
    • "Tempus Fugit" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Max" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Zero Sum" (with Howard Gordon)
  • Season 5:
    • "Detour"
    • "Christmas Carol" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
    • "Emily" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
    • "Patient X" (with Chris Carter)
    • "The Red and the Black" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Travelers" (with John Shiban)
    • "All Souls" (Teleplay with John Shiban)
  • The X-Files Movie (Story with Chris Carter)
  • Season 6:
    • "Dreamland" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
    • "Dreamland II" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
    • "Two Fathers" (with Chris Carter)
    • "One Son" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Milagro" (Story with John Shiban)
    • "Field Trip" (Story)
    • "Biogenesis" (with Chris Carter)
  • Season 7:
    • "Millennium" (with Vince Gilligan)
    • "The Amazing Maleeni" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
    • "Sein Und Zeit" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Closure" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Theef" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
  • Season 8:
    • "Via Negativa"
    • "The Gift"
    • "Medusa"
    • "Per Manum" (with Chris Carter)
    • "This is Not Happening" (with Chris Carter)
    • "DeadAlive" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Three Words" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Alone"
  • Season 9:
    • "Nothing Important Happened Today" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Nothing Important Happened Today II" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Dæmonicus"
    • "Trust No 1" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Provenance" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Providence" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Jump the Shark" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
    • "William" (Story with David Duchovny and Chris Carter)

• Millennium:
  • Season 1:
    • "Weeds"
    • "Sacrament"
  • Season 3:
    • "TEOTWAWKI" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Antipas" (with Chris Carter)
    • "Seven and One" (with Chris Carter)

• The Lone Gunmen:
  • "Pilot" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
  • "Bond, Jimmy Bond" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
  • "Maximum Byers" (with Vince Gilligan)
  • "All About Yves" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)
  • "The Cap'n Toby Show" (with Vince Gilligan and John Shiban)

[edit] Directing Credits

• The X-Files:
  • Season 8:
    • "Alone:
  • Season 9"
    • "Dæmonicus"

[edit] External Links

• Frank Spotnitz at the Internet Movie Database
• Frank Spotnitz on Wikipedia