I’m truly proud of (and enjoy) the creative and strategic work I’ve done as the Director of Content for Flint & Steel and other brands & businesses. And in my free time, I’ve also managed to achieve continued success as a screenwriter for Film, TV, Video Games & Branded Entertainment/Content.
Some people take walks, meditate, play sports, hang with friends, or cook to unwind (as do I). But nothing recharges my batteries or inspires my strategic & creative work in marketing, advertising, and branded content more than writing stories for FILM, TV, STREAMING & GAMING. And I attribute my playful & unbounded nighttime & weekend creative outlet, to my continuous track record of success as a creative and strategic Copywriter, Director of Content, Storyteller and Producer for marketing, advertising & brand content.
When CBS needed an original concept for an episode of CSI:NY to stay on budget and on schedule, a former writing partner, J.P. Donahue and I, created and wrote a mysterious & deadly “closed box episode” that we lovingly named “Death House" (Season 3; Ep 6) which became one of the highest rated episodes in the show’s long and successful history.
For Season 1 of David Fincher’s & Netlix’s Emmy Award Winning Series Mindhunter, my writing partner Pete Pepe and I, were hired to develop, create, and break the story, structure, plot, story and character arcs for Season 1 of David Fincher’s Emmy Award Winning Series Mindhunter. and we also wrote the first draft teleplay of Season 1, Episode 3.
My former writing Partner (JP Donahue) and I were hired to execute a page 1 rewrite of the screenplay for Torque for Warner Bros. After 5 other writers/writing teams tried to deliver a script the studio wanted to prodice we delivered the draft of the screenplaye that attracted talent (Ice Cube, Martin Henderson, Dane Cook, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur, Max Beesley, a nd Jamie Presley and got the film green-lit, cast, produced and theatrically released around the world.
This teaser that I created, developed & produced with the help of a great team of filmmakers was used to pitch and sell a reality TV Show until Craig’s concept flopped and went out of business before we could finalize the sale of the TV show.
WORKING & PRODUCED SCREENWRITER
I’ve pitched, written, and sold 25+ original and adapted feature films, TV series, Episodes, and video game
properties to major and indie Studios, Streamers, Broadcast Networks, Producers, Directors, and Talent.
THE BIG PICTURE
Collaborating with a long list of talented studio heads, development execs, producers, show-runners, actors, directors, artists (and more),
I’ve earned an unparalleled education in the creation, commerce, and craft of writing, developing, rewriting & collaborating in the art of
scripted & unscripted storytelling & entertainment. Along the way, I’ve created/co-created, written/co-written, and script-doctored
over 25 original entertainment properties for major networks, film & gaming studios, and talent including:
Netflix
Warner Bros.
DreamWorks
Paramount
Sony
Village Roadshow
Revolution
CBS
FOX
NBC
ABC
Dark Horse Comics
THQ
Activision
GENRES I PLAY IN
Action, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller, Procedural, Dark Comedy, Drama, Unscripted.
THE BIG PICTURE
Pitched and Sold Five original TV series for CBS/ NBC / ABC / FOX (one green lit by CBS/FOX);
Wrote and developed an original produced episode of CSI:NY for CBS;
Developed & structured the Season 1 story arc of award-winning Netflix drama
Mindhunter and executed an uncredited production Rewrite of Episode 3, Season 1.
Created, developed & wrote original concept, story and all in-game dialogue for two produced AA & AAA Video games.
CURRENTLY GOING INTO PRODUCTION
MARATHON - (Writer/Producer) Eclectic Pictures/Paul Currie/Paul Middleditch (Dir.)
SILENT PACE - (Co-Writer/Producer) Patriot Pictures
NEXT UP FOR DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION
THE PRINCE OF AFRICA - (Co-Writer/Co-Producer) - Virunga Films
TELEVISION
MINDHUNTER – production rewrite - Season 1; Ep. 3 – Netflix/David Fincher
POP CULTURE (producer) – Participant Media/ Pivot TV
THE VIC THRILL SALON - writer/producer - September Films
LOCAL 1205 – writer/producer - Shed Media
CSI: NY – writer - Episode 610: “DEATH HOUSE – CBS
GET LUCKY – writer/EP – Pilot – NBCU/Fox
PARTNERS – writer/EP - Pilot – Paramount / CBS
MURPHY’S LAW – writer/EP - Pilot – Touchstone / ABC
EXTINCTION – writer/EP - Mini-Series – Paramount / CBS
UNDER PRESSURE – writer/EP - Pilot – Paramount / CBS
NTSB (“Crash”) – writer/EP - Pilot – Paramount / CBS
CCAT – writer/EP - Pilot – Paramount / CBS
LBC – writer/EP - Pilot – FOX
FEATURE FILMS
BLOOD BROTHERS – Writer – Revolution Studios
DEAD TO RIGHTS – Writer - Paramount Pictures
CLASH – Writer - Revolution Studios
TORQUE – Writer (uncredited) – Warner Brothers
ADRENALINE – Writer – Dreamworks
BOOK OF THE DEAD – Writer – Warner Brothers
LAZARUS – Writer – Warner Brothers
HIJACK – Writer - Village Roadshow
OMNISCIENCE – Writer - Warner Brothers
WIRED TIGHT – Writer - Paramount Pictures
VIDEO GAMES & GRAPHIC NOVELS
TRUE CRIME: STREETS OF NY – Writer – Video Game – Activision
JUICED 2: HOT IMPORT NIGHTS – Writer – Video Game – THQ
OMNISCIENCE – Writer – Comic Book Trilogy – Dark Horse Comics