# Jeff Pinkner

Jeff Pinkner (born November 16, 1964) is an American television and movie writer and producer.

## Early life and education

Born to a Jewish family, Pinkner graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1983, Northwestern University in 1987, and Harvard Law School in 1990.

## Career

He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost. The Lost writing staff, including Pinkner, were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons of Lost. In 2010, he has an overall deal with Warner Bros. TV.
Pinkner wrote Columbia Pictures's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 script with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The film starred Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, and was directed by Marc Webb. It opened in the U.S. May 2014.
He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, and Bryan Burk.

### Fringe

In 2008, Pinkner began developing the FOX science fiction series Fringe, along with co-creators Alex Kurtzman, J. J. Abrams and Roberto Orci. Pinkner served as co-showrunner, executive producer, and writer (titles he shared with J. H. Wyman) through the show's fourth season. After the conclusion of season four, Pinkner left the series. Episodes he contributed to include:
* "The Same Old Story" (01.02) (co-written by Orci, Abrams, and Kurtzman)
* "The Arrival" (01.04) (co-written by Abrams)
* "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" (01.07) (co-written with Abrams)
* "Bound" (02.11) (co-written by Abrams, Orci, and Kurtzman)
* "The Road Not Taken" (01.19) (Pinkner and supervising producer J. R. Orci co-wrote the teleplay, based on a story by consulting producer Akiva Goldsman)
* "There's More Than One of Everything" (01.20) (Pinkner and Wyman co-wrote the teleplay, based on a story by Goldsman and executive producer Bryan Burk)
* "Night of Desirable Objects" (02.02) (co-written with Wyman)
* "August" (02.08) (co-written by Wyman)
* "Peter" (02.16) (Pinkner, Wyman, and supervising producer Josh Singer wrote the teleplay based on a story along with Goldsman)
* "Brown Betty" (02.20) (co-written with Goldsman and Wyman)
* "Over There (Part 1)" (02.22) (co-written by Wyman and Goldsman)
* "Over There (Part 2)" (02.23) (co-written by Goldsman and Wyman)
* "Olivia" (03.01) (co-written with Wyman)
* "Entrada" (03.08) (co-written by Wyman)
* "The Firefly" (03.10) (co-written with Wyman)
* "Subject 13" (03.15) (co-written with Goldsman and Wyman)
* "Stowaway" (03.17) (Danielle Dispaltro wrote the teleplay, based on a story from Pinkner, Wyman, and Goldsman)
* "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" (03.19) (Pinkner and Wyman wrote a teleplay based on a story along with Goldsman)
* "The Day We Died" (03.22) (Pinkner and Wyman wrote a teleplay based on a story along with Goldsman)
* "Neither Here Nor There" (04.01) (Pinkner and Wyman wrote a teleplay based on a story along with Goldsman)
* "Subject 9" (04.04) (co-written with Goldsman and Wyman)
* "Making Angels" (04.11) (co-written by Wyman and Goldsman)
* "Nothing as It Seems" (04.16) (co-written with Goldsman)
* "Letters of Transit" (04.19) (co-written by Goldsman and Wyman)
* "Brave New World (Part 1)" (04.21) (co-written by Wyman and Goldsman)
* "Brave New World (Part 2)" (04.22) (co-written by Wyman and Goldsman)

## Filmography

Film writer
* The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
* The 5th Wave (2016)
* The Dark Tower (2017)
* Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
* Venom (2018)
* Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | Yes | | Episode "Once In A Lifetime" |
| 1998–2000 | Profiler | Yes | | Episodes "The Monster Within", "Inheritance" and "Besieged" |
| 1999 | Ally | Yes | | |
| 1999–2000 | Early Edition | Yes | | Episodes "Blowing Up Is Hard to Do", "Fatal Edition, Part 1" and "Blind Faith"; Also story editor |
| 2000 | The $treet | Yes | | Also co-producerEpisodes "Closet Cases" and "Miracle on Wall Street" |
| 2001 | The Beast | Yes | | |
| 2001–2006 | Alias | Yes | | Wrote 12 episodes; Also supervising producer and co-executive producer |
| 2006–2007 | Lost | Yes | Yes | Episodes "The Glass Ballerina", "Not in Portland", "The Man from Tallahassee" and "Catch-22"; Also executive consultant |
| 2007–2008 | October Road | | | Consulting producer |
| 2008–2012 | Fringe | Yes | Yes | Wrote 26 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Zoo | Yes | Yes | Also co-creator; Episodes "First Blood", "Fight or Flight" and "That Great Big Hill of Hope" |
| 2016 | Transylvania | | Yes | |
| 2017 | Salamander | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017–2019 | Knightfall | | Yes | |
| 2018 | Everything Sucks! | | Yes | |
| 2018 | Origin | | Yes | |
| 2019 | Limetown | | Yes | |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | | Yes | |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | | Yes | |
| 2022–Present | From | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023–Present | Citadel | | Yes | |