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David Simkins(I)

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David Simkins
Hollis pulls together the surviving crew of an exploded spaceship cargo carrier. The deeper he digs in the moments before his almost certain death, the greater his risk of discovering what matters. Are memories really worth more than dreams? 960x540.mov
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David Simkins began his career in film and television while still in high school in South Bend, Indiana. David was a member of the award winning and nationally recognized Junior Achievement sponsored comedy television show Beyond Our Control (1968). Four years of writing, directing, editing, acting, and cutting math class led him to the University of Iowa where he majored in film and broadcasting. After realizing he'd learned more about film and broadcasting in Beyond Our Control (1968) than any college course could ever teach him, he coasted into the theater department, acted in almost a dozen plays, wrote short stories under the guidance of folks from the Writers' Workshop (not a member, just a hanger-on), and made some oddball narrative films to satisfy his grumbling professors. A few years later, he gathered his BA degree and headed for Los Angeles. David, with the help of producer Donald P. Borchers (a fellow BOC alum), landed a job at Sandy Howard Productions. After six months answering phones, gophering, and doing script breakdowns for upcoming productions David joined Don at New World Pictures. It was there, as a development executive, that David assisted in the production of such genre classics as Children of the Corn (1984), and Crimes of Passion (1984). After successfully putting two original ideas into development at New World, David pitched a third idea that was rejected. He returned to his office, closed the door, began writing and two weeks later got his spec script, Adventures in Babysitting (1987), to Stacey Sher who gave it to producers Lynda Obst and Debra Hill. In short order, David quit his job at New World and began his career as a writer for film. After the Disney release of Adventures in Babysitting (1987), there followed a several year run of production rewrites, optioned originals, and sold pitches. It was a meeting with screenwriter Jeffrey Boam and television producer Carlton Cuse that started David in his second career in television. Boam and Cuse had sold a concept for a western to the Fox Network. David wrote the pilot, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) (shared credit with Boam and Cuse) and the series was launched. Ambitious and fun, "Brisco" didn't catch fire with enough of an audience to keep it on the air and after one season it was gone. But David was back in the TV business. During the past few seasons he's sold (unproduced) pilots to CBS and Fox, consulted, written, and produced for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), Dark Angel (2000), Roswell (1999), and Charmed (1998), as well as co-creating two series in the same year, Vengeance Unlimited (1998), and Mercy Point (1998). Latest exploits include helping Syfy get Warehouse 13 out of development and on the air (pilot and two seasons as Executive Producer) and a season on Fox's Human Target.
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David Simkins

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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Adventures in Babysitting
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1987
Bruce Campbell in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
8.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Blade: The Series (2006)
Blade: The Series
6.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Michael Madsen, Olesya Rulin, Sharlto Copley, Logan Browning, Susan Heyward, and Raul Casso in Powers (2015)
Powers
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer

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Producer

  • Iko Uwais in Wu Assassins (2019)
    Wu Assassins
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Michael Madsen, Olesya Rulin, Sharlto Copley, Logan Browning, Susan Heyward, and Raul Casso in Powers (2015)
    Powers
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Christina Ricci in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015)
    The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
    • supervising producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Daniel Sunjata and Aaron Tveit in Graceland (2013)
    Graceland
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
    Grimm
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Saul Rubinek, Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, and Allison Scagliotti in Warehouse 13 (2009)
    Warehouse 13
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2011
  • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
    Human Target
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2011
  • The Dresden Files (2007)
    The Dresden Files
    • executive producer
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • The Book of Daniel (2006)
    The Book of Daniel
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Blade: The Series (2006)
    Blade: The Series
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)
    Charmed
    • consulting producer
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2004
  • David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, and Glenn Quinn in Angel (1999)
    Angel
    • co-executive producer (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Katherine Heigl, Jason Behr, Shiri Appleby, and Brendan Fehr in Roswell (1999)
    Roswell
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2002
  • FreakyLinks (2000)
    FreakyLinks
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • Jessica Alba in Dark Angel (2000)
    Dark Angel
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2001

Writer

  • Iko Uwais in Wu Assassins (2019)
    Wu Assassins
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Michael Madsen, Olesya Rulin, Sharlto Copley, Logan Browning, Susan Heyward, and Raul Casso in Powers (2015)
    Powers
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Nikki Hahn, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Sabrina Carpenter, Max Gecowets, Mallory James Mahoney, Sofia Carson, and Madison Horcher in Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
    Adventures in Babysitting
    • Original Story
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Christina Ricci in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015)
    The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
    • story by
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Daniel Sunjata and Aaron Tveit in Graceland (2013)
    Graceland
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
    Grimm
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride, Mark Valley, Indira Varma, and Janet Montgomery in Human Target (2010)
    Human Target
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Saul Rubinek, Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, and Allison Scagliotti in Warehouse 13 (2009)
    Warehouse 13
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Alien Raiders (2008)
    Alien Raiders
    • written by
    • 2008
  • The Dresden Files (2007)
    The Dresden Files
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Blade: The Series (2006)
    Blade: The Series
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)
    Charmed
    • writer
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2004
  • Katherine Heigl, Jason Behr, Shiri Appleby, and Brendan Fehr in Roswell (1999)
    Roswell
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2002
  • Jessica Alba in Dark Angel (2000)
    Dark Angel
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • FreakyLinks (2000)
    FreakyLinks
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2000

Additional Crew

  • Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope
    Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope
    • creative consultant
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Vengeance Unlimited (1998)
    Vengeance Unlimited
    • executive consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    • creative consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1995–1996
  • The Krypton Factor (1977)
    The Krypton Factor
    • technical supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1995
  • Micky Love (1993)
    Micky Love
    • technical adviser
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • John Bowler, Paul Bown, Liza Tarbuck, and Emma Wray in Watching (1987)
    Watching
    • studio vision
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Children of the Corn (1984)
    Children of the Corn
    • assistant to producers
    • 1984
  • Donna Wilkes in Angel (1983)
    Angel
    • assistant to producers
    • 1983
  • Deadly Force (1983)
    Deadly Force
    • production assistant
    • 1983
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    Took over the show Angel (1999) as new head writer and executive producer in season 4, after the departure of David Greenwalt (taking over Miracles (2003)) and Joss Whedon and Tim Minear being too busy getting Firefly (2002) to a good start. However, he left Angel (1999) soon after a few episodes because of "creative differences".

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