Damon Lindelof
Writer

Damon Lindelof

Damon Lindelof

Date of birth
Age
53
Place of birth
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
screenwriter, film producer, executive producer, showrunner, television producer
Languages
English

Biography

Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24, 1973) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he received three Primetime Emmy Awards from twelve nominations. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Lindelof is best known as the creator and showrunner of numerous critically acclaimed television series, such as the ABC science fiction drama series Lost (2004–2010), the HBO supernatural drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017), the HBO superhero limited series Watchmen (2019), and the Peacock science fiction limited series Mrs. Davis (2023).

Lindelof was also a writer on the CBS crime drama series Nash Bridges (2000–2001) and the NBC crime drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–2004). He co-wrote the films Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Prometheus (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), World War Z (2013), and Tomorrowland (2015).

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Education

  • New York University Tisch School of the Arts
  • Teaneck High School
  • synagogue

Awards

  • Writers Guild of America Award
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

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