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Russel Friend

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  • Writer
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Russel Friend was born on 9 September 1970 in the USA. He is a producer and writer, known for House (2004), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) and Roswell (1999).
BornSeptember 9, 1970
BornSeptember 9, 1970
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  • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
House
8.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
8.2
TV Series
  • Producer
Katherine Heigl, Jason Behr, Shiri Appleby, and Brendan Fehr in Roswell (1999)
Roswell
7.5
TV Series
  • Producer
Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
Altered Carbon
7.9
TV Series
  • Producer

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Producer

  • Jared Padalecki in Walker (2021)
    Walker
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • La Brea (2021)
    La Brea
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • James Wolk in Ordinary Joe (2021)
    Ordinary Joe
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Home Before Dark (2020)
    Home Before Dark
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Skinny Dip
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Rosie Perez, Marley Shelton, Ted Sutherland, and Casey W. Johnson in Rise (2018)
    Rise
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
    Altered Carbon
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Battle Creek (2015)
    Battle Creek
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)
    Glee
    • executive producer
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014
  • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
    House
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2012
  • Killer Instinct (2005)
    Killer Instinct
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood in LAX (2004)
    LAX
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • Boston Public (2000)
    Boston Public
    • supervising producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004
  • Dominic Purcell in John Doe (2002)
    John Doe
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2003

Writer

  • Jared Padalecki in Walker (2021)
    Walker
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • La Brea (2021)
    La Brea
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • James Wolk in Ordinary Joe (2021)
    Ordinary Joe
    • developed by
    • written by
    • teleplay by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Home Before Dark (2020)
    Home Before Dark
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Skinny Dip
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Rosie Perez, Marley Shelton, Ted Sutherland, and Casey W. Johnson in Rise (2018)
    Rise
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
    Altered Carbon
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Battle Creek (2015)
    Battle Creek
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)
    Glee
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014
  • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
    House
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2012
  • Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood in LAX (2004)
    LAX
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • teleplay ...
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • Boston Public (2000)
    Boston Public
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004
  • Dominic Purcell in John Doe (2002)
    John Doe
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2003
  • Tom Welling in Smallville (2001)
    Smallville
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2002

Additional Crew

  • FreakyLinks (2000)
    FreakyLinks
    • executive story editor
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • Breaking Pan with Sol
    • production assistant
    • TV Movie
    • 1993

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Russ Friend
  • Born
    • September 9, 1970
    • USA

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