Frank Spotnitz

Biography

Career Overview

Frank Spotnitz has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1993. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The X Files Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The X-Files, Inside The X-Files. 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

30

Birth Date

1960-11-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

Zama, Kanagawa, Japan

Known For

• 

  The X-Files: I Want to Believe
• 

  The X-Files
• 

  Inside The X-Files
• Sunset After Dark
• 

  Point Dume

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• The X Files Collection (2 titles)
• The Transporter (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• David Duchovny (3 collaborations)
• Gillian Anderson (3 collaborations)
• Mitch Pileggi (3 collaborations)
• Chris Carter (2 collaborations)
• Vanessa Morley (2 collaborations)
• William B. Davis (2 collaborations)
• Tom Braidwood (2 collaborations)
• Dean Haglund (2 collaborations)
• Bruce Harwood (2 collaborations)
• Monique Parent (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (2 credits)

  • Millennium After the Millennium

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Making of 'The X Files: Fight the Future'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998

• creators (4 credits)

  • Medici: Masters of Florence

    creator

    creators
    2016
  • The Man in the High Castle

    creator

    creators
    2015
  • Hunted

    creator

    creators
    2012
  • The Lone Gunmen

    creator

    creators
    2001

• production (8 credits)

  • The Man in the High Castle

    executive producer

    production

    - Fire from the Gods (2019) ... executive producer production

    - For Want of a Nail (2019) ... executive producer production

    - Hitler Has Only Got One Ball (2019) ... executive producer production

    - No Masters But Ourselves (2019) ... executive producer production

    - All Serious Daring (2019) ... executive producer production
    2015
  • Transporter: The Series

    executive producer

    production

    - End Game (2014) ... executive producer production

    - Sixteen Hands (2014) ... executive producer production

    - Chimera (2014) ... executive producer production

    - Trust (2014) ... executive producer production

    - T2 (2014) ... executive producer production
    2013
  • The X-Files: I Want to Believe

    producer

    production
    2008
  • The Lone Gunmen

    executive producer

    production

    - The Cap'n Toby Show (2001) ... executive producer production

    - All About Yves (2001) ... executive producer production

    - The Lying Game (2001) ... executive producer production

    - Tango de los Pistoleros (2001) ... executive producer production

    - Diagnosis: Jimmy (2001) ... executive producer production
    2001
  • The X-Files

    co-producer

    production
    1998
  • Inside The X-Files

    producer

    production
    1998
  • Millennium

    co-executive producer

    production

    - Goodbye to All That (2) (1999) ... co-executive producer production

    - Via Dolorosa (1) (1999) ... co-executive producer production

    - Nostalgia (1999) ... co-executive producer production

    - Seven and One (1999) ... co-executive producer production

    - Bardo Thodol (1999) ... co-executive producer production
    1996
  • The X-Files

    - The Truth (2) (2002) ... executive producer production

    - The Truth (1) (2002) ... executive producer production

    - Sunshine Days (2002) ... executive producer production

    - Release (2002) ... executive producer production

    - William (2002) ... executive producer production
    1993

• crew (1 credits)

  • Hunted

    creator

    crew

    - Snow Maiden (2012) ... creator crew

    - Khyber (2012) ... creator crew

    - Polyhedrus (2012) ... creator crew

    - Ambassadors (2012) ... creator crew

    - Kismet (2012) ... creator crew
    2012

• writing (14 credits)

  • Devils

    - Episode 8 (2022) ... writer writing

    - Episode 2 (2022) ... writer writing

    - Episode 1 (2022) ... writer writing
    2020
  • Medici: Masters of Florence

    - The Dome and the Domicile (2016) ... writer writing

    - Original Sin (2016) ... story writing
    2016
  • The Man in the High Castle

    - The Tiger's Cave (2016) ... writer writing

    - Sunrise (2015) ... writer writing

    - The New World (2015) ... writer writing
    2015
  • Crossing Lines

    - Enemy of the People (2015) ... writer writing

    - Expose (2015) ... writer writing

    - Redux (2015) ... writer writing
    2013
  • Transporter: The Series

    - End Game (2014) ... writer writing

    - T2 (2014) ... writer writing

    - Boom (2014) ... writer writing

    - 2B or Not 2B (2014) ... writer writing
    2013
  • Strike Back

    - Episode 4 (2011) ... writer writing

    - Episode 3 (2011) ... writer writing

    - Episode 2 (2011) ... writer writing

    - Episode 1 (2011) ... writer writing
    2010
  • The X-Files: I Want to Believe

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • The Lone Gunmen

    - The Cap'n Toby Show (2001) ... writer writing

    - All About Yves (2001) ... writer writing

    - Maximum Byers (2001) ... writer writing

    - Bond, Jimmy Bond (2001) ... writer writing

    - Pilot (2001) ... writer writing
    2001
  • The X-Files

    story

    writing
    1998
  • Inside The X-Files

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Sunset After Dark

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • Millennium

    - Seven and One (1999) ... writer writing

    - Antipas (1999) ... writer writing

    - TEOTWAWKI (1998) ... writer writing

    - Sacrament (1997) ... writer writing

    - Weeds (1997) ... writer writing
    1996
  • Point Dume

    story

    writing
    1995
  • The X-Files

    - Jump the Shark (2002) ... writer writing

    - Providence (2) (2002) ... writer writing

    - Provenance (1) (2002) ... writer writing

    - Trust No 1 (2002) ... writer writing

    - Dæmonicus (2001) ... writer writing
    1993

• directing (1 credits)

  • The X-Files

    - Dæmonicus (2001) ... director directing

    - Alone (2001) ... director directing
    1993