Josh Appelbaum

Biography

Career Overview

Josh Appelbaum has 31 screen credits in a career dating back to 2001. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot with 2 titles. Signature works include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Heads of State. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

31

Birth Date

1983-08-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

USA

Known For

• 

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• 

  Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
• 

  Heads of State
• 

  Citadel: Diana
• 

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
• 

  Citadel Honey Bunny

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot (2 titles)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Remake) Collection (2 titles)
• Mission: Impossible (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• André Nemec (9 collaborations)
• Basil Grillo (5 collaborations)
• Lori Scowley (4 collaborations)
• Denis L. Stewart (4 collaborations)
• Pablo Helman (4 collaborations)
• David Weil (4 collaborations)
• David Leitch (3 collaborations)
• Kirby Adams (3 collaborations)
• Kevin Eastman (3 collaborations)
• Marcus Viscidi (3 collaborations)

Credits

• production (18 credits)

  • Rainbow Six

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Kill Them All

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Heads of State

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • Citadel Honey Bunny

    executive producer

    production

    - Play (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Traitor (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Home (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Spy Game (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Talwar (2024) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • Citadel: Diana

    executive producer

    production

    - Jupiter (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Attack (2024) ... executive producer production

    - The Zanis (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Together (2024) ... executive producer production

    - War (2024) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • Citadel

    executive producer

    production

    - Chin Chin (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Highlands (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Heirlooms (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Unreasonable (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Chinos (2026) ... executive producer production
    2023
  • FROM

    executive producer

    production

    - If a Tree Falls in the Forest… (2026) ... executive producer production

    - The Calm Before (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Heavy Is the Head (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Best Laid Plans (2026) ... executive producer production

    - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (2026) ... executive producer production
    2022
  • Cowboy Bebop

    executive producer

    production

    - Supernova Symphony (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Blue Crow Waltz (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Sad Clown A-Go-Go (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Galileo Hustle (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Binary Two-Step (2021) ... executive producer production
    2021
  • Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

    producer

    production
    2021
  • High Fidelity

    executive producer

    production

    - The Other Side of the Rock (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Fun Rob (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Ballad of the Lonesome Loser (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Me Time (2020) ... executive producer production

    - Weird... But Warm (2020) ... executive producer production
    2020
  • Wonder Park

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Origin

    executive producer

    production

    - I Am (2018) ... executive producer production

    - A Total Stranger (2018) ... executive producer production

    - Funeral Blues (2018) ... executive producer production

    - The Wasteland (2018) ... executive producer production

    - Fire and Ice (2018) ... executive producer production
    2018
  • Everything Sucks!

    executive producer

    production

    - We Were Merely Freshmen (2018) ... executive producer production

    - My Friends Have Been Eaten by Spiders (2018) ... executive producer production

    - I Just Wanna Be Anybody (2018) ... executive producer production

    - Cheesecake to a Fat Man (2018) ... executive producer production

    - Sometimes I Hear My Voice (2018) ... executive producer production
    2018
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

    executive producer

    production
    2016
  • Zoo

    executive producer

    production

    - The Barrier (2017) ... executive producer production

    - West Side Story (2017) ... executive producer production

    - Cradles and Graves (2017) ... executive producer production

    - Once Upon a Time in the Nest (2017) ... executive producer production

    - The Black Forest (2017) ... executive producer production
    2015
  • Project Almanac

    executive producer

    production
    2015
  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    co-producer

    production
    2011
  • Alias

    co-executive producer

    production

    - All the Time in the World (2006) ... co-executive producer production

    - Reprisal (2006) ... co-executive producer production

    - No Hard Feelings (2006) ... co-executive producer production

    - I See Dead People (2006) ... co-executive producer production

    - 30 Seconds (2006) ... co-executive producer production
    2001

• writing (11 credits)

  • Space Mountain

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Heads of State

    screenplay

    writing
    2025
  • Citadel Honey Bunny

    original series creator

    writing

    - Play (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - Traitor (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - Home (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - Spy Game (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - Talwar (2024) ... original series creator writing
    2024
  • Citadel: Diana

    original series creator

    writing

    - Jupiter (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - Attack (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - The Zanis (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - Together (2024) ... original series creator writing

    - War (2024) ... original series creator writing
    2024
  • Citadel

    - Secrets in Night Need Early Rains (2023) ... writer writing

    - Tell Her Everything (2023) ... story writing

    - Tell Her Everything (2023) ... teleplay writing

    - The Human Enigma (2023) ... story writing
    2023
  • Wonder Park

    screenplay

    writing
    2019
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

    writer

    writing
    2016
  • Zoo

    - First Blood (2015) ... teleplay writing
    2015
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • Alias

    - The Horizon (2005) ... writer writing

    - Before the Flood (2005) ... writer writing

    - The Road Home (2005) ... writer writing

    - Echoes (2005) ... writer writing

    - Hourglass (2004) ... writer writing
    2001

• creators (2 credits)

  • Citadel

    creator

    creators
    2023
  • Zoo

    creator

    creators
    2015