# Matt Nix

Matthew E. Nix (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the television series Burn Notice, The Good Guys, and The Gifted.

## Early life and education

Nix was born in Los Angeles, California, to Phillip and Susan Nix, and graduated from Analy High School in Sebastopol. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was a UCLA Alumni Scholar.

## Career
### Burn Notice

In summer 2006, Matt Nix created Burn Notice, a TV series whose title refers to the burn notices issued by intelligence agencies, which discredit or announce the dismissal of agents or sources. The television series follows agent Michael Westen (played by Jeffrey Donovan), who is abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts. Not knowing why he has been "burned", he begins to work as a freelance spy and investigator as he tries to find out what happened.
The series premiered on USA Network on Thursday, June 28, 2007. It co-starred Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne (Westen's "trigger-happy ex-girlfriend"), Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe (an old friend who "used to inform on" Westen to the Federal Bureau of Investigation), Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen (Michael's mother), and as of season four Coby Bell as Jesse Porter (a spy Westen accidentally burned). During production of its fourth season in early 2010, it was announced that the series had been renewed for two more seasons.
On the final episode, Nix had a cameo appearance as a news reporter. He also had a voice cameo in the pilot, as he is the voice that says "We've got a burn notice on you. You're blacklisted."—which then went on to appear in the opening sequence of every episode. The series ended on September 12, 2013. Between seasons four and five, a Burn Notice movie, entitled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, was aired on USA Network. Written and executive-produced by Nix, the movie portrayed character Sam Axe's final mission as a U.S. Navy SEAL.

### The Good Guys

In early 2010, Nix began working on The Good Guys, a series which premiered on Fox on May 19, 2010. The series starred Bradley Whitford as Dan Stark, a mustachioed, former big-shot detective with the Dallas Police Department, and Colin Hanks as Jack Bailey, a young, ambitious, by-the-book detective who has been assigned as Dan's partner because of his snarky attitude.
The Good Guys was originally known by the working title Jack and Dan. For several months, the series was to be known as Code 58, the Dallas Police Department code for "routine investigation", and then briefly as The Five Eight before producers settled on The Good Guys title. The show struggled with low ratings, regularly ranking in fourth place for its timeslot during the summer and then fifth place from October onward. The final episode to air was broadcast December 10, 2010, on Fox.
On December 15, 2010, Fox Television Studios, the production company for the show, informed the Dallas Film Commission that the show would not be renewed for a second season.

## Personal life

He is married to Melinda Stahl.
He has three children, including youngest son Mateo.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
| 1997 | Chekhov's Gun | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| 1997 | Mike Feeny's Secret for Success | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| 1998 | First Prince | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| 1999 | Me and the Big Guy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2002 | Mementoke | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2004 | Singularity | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| 2017 | There Shall Come Angels | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |

### Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Executive producer | Writer | Notes |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Yes | Yes (1) | Yes (4) | Yes | |
| 2007–2013 | Burn Notice | Yes | Yes (5) | Yes | Yes (24) | |
| 2011 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe | — | No | Yes | Yes | Television film |
| 2015 | The Comedians | developer | No | Yes | Yes (2) | |
| 2015 | Complications | Yes | Yes (2) | Yes | Yes (4) | |
| 2017 | APB | developer | No | Yes | Yes (3) | |
| 2017 | Ben 10 | No | No | No | Yes (1) | |
| 2017–2019 | The Gifted | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (5) | |
| 2021 | Turner & Hooch | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (6) | |
| 2023 | True Lies | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (13) | |
Key :
| † | Denotes television series that have not yet been aired |