Curtis Gwinn

Curtis was born in Chicago but grew up in the suburbs outside New York City.Originally a comedic writer, director and improviser, he first made his mark in the early 2000's as a renowned member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC. From there he went on to work for some of the most acclaimed alt-comedy projects of the time, including MTV's Human Giant, The Onion News Network and two Adult Swim series; Fat Guy Stuck in Internet and NTSF:SD:SUV::Curtis made the transition to drama television when he became a writer/producer on the fourth season of AMC's groundbreaking hit, The Walking Dead. He has since written and produced for Damon Lindelof's HBO series, The Leftovers, Kurt Sutter's FX project, The Bastard Executioner and the acclaimed Netflix original, Narcos.Some odd but true facts about Curtis - He's been kidnapped, held at gunpoint, a homeless teen, a casualty of Lyme disease and a bass player for several indie rock bands. He's also a massive horror, sci-fi and fantasy junkie.Known as a prolific storyteller, Curtis can still be seen performing regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in both NYC and Los Angeles. Show less «