Chris Carter
Born October 13, 1956 (69 years old)·Bellflower, California, USA·Male
Biography
Christopher Carl Carter (born October 13, 1956) is an American television and film producer, director and writer. Born in Bellflower, California, Carter graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach, before spending thirteen years working for Surfing Magazine. After beginning his television career working on television films for Walt Disney Studios, Carter rose to fame in the 1990s for creating the Fox science fiction supernatural drama series The X-Files. The show earned high viewership ratings and eventually enabled Carter to negotiate the creation of future series.
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Carter has his own television production company, Ten Thirteen Productions, wherein he went on to create three more series for the network—Millennium, a doomsday-themed series which met with critical approval and low viewer numbers; Harsh Realm, which was cancelled after three episodes had aired; and The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of The X-Files which lasted for a single season. Carter's film roles include writing both of The X-Files' cinematic spin-offs—1998's successful The X-Files and the poorly received 2008 follow-up The X-Files: I Want to Believe, the latter of which he also directed—while his television credits have earned him several accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Carter (screenwriter), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
46 credits across 25 titlesWriting
16 creditsCreator
5 creditsDirecting
6 creditsProduction
9 creditsCrew
1 creditAs self
9 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
