Frank Spotnitz

Award-winning American writer and producer Frank Spotnitz is the Chief Executive of Big Light Productions Ltd., a London- and Paris-based production company. Big Light creates and oversees a diverse slate of international television series, including drama, comedy and documentaries, and has become one of the fastest-growing independent production companies in Europe. Under the Big Light banner, Spotnitz has developed and executive produced: Amazon's most popular series, Emmy-winning The Man in the High Castle; the suspense drama series Ransom for CBS, TF1 and Corus; the comedy-drama The Indian Detective, starring internationally famous comedian Russell Peters, for CTV; Medici: Masters of Florence, starring Richard Madden and Dustin Hoffman; Crossing Lines season 3 with Tandem/Studio Canal; and Transporter: The Series season 2 for the U.S.'s TNT, Germany's M6 and HBO Canada. Spotnitz's other credits include: Transporter: The Series (2014); Hunted (2012); Strike Back (2011); Samurai Girl (2008); Night Stalker (2005); Michael Mann's Robbery Homicide Division (2002); The Lone Gunmen (2001); Harsh Realm (2000); and Millennium (1997-1999). In 2006, Spotnitz co-wrote and created (with Vince Gilligan) a pilot for Spike TV called A.M.P.E.D. Spotnitz directed two episodes and wrote or co-wrote more than 40 episodes of The X-Files television series. He served as a producer and co-writer of both X-Files feature films, "Fight the Future" (1998) and "I Want to Believe" (2008). Spotnitz shares three Golden Globes for Best Dramatic Series and a Peabody Award for his work on The X-Files. He was also nominated for an Emmy Award for writing and three times for Outstanding Drama Series. Born in Japan, Spotnitz received a B.A. in English literature from UCLA and an M.F.A. in screenwriting from the American Film Institute. He began his career as a newspaper and magazine writer, working for the Associated Press, United Press International and Entertainment Weekly, among others. Show less «