John McNamara (writer)

John McNamara (born April 2, 1962) is an American writer, producer, showrunner and television creator. He attended East Grand Rapids High School located in Michigan and attended the University of Michigan and New York University.^[1] While at NYU, he wrote two children's books published by Delacorte Press and a teleplay for the CBS Afternoon Playhouse.^[1]

Career[]

He is co-creator of a short-lived television series called Profit which ran on the Fox network in April 1996, as well as Vengeance Unlimited for ABC in 1998 and Fastlane for Fox in 2002.

McNamara went on to executive produce several other television shows, including The Fugitive (a remake from 2000-2001 season) and Eyes. In 2007, he served a stint as Consulting Producer on the series Jericho. In 2010, McNamara joined the production of In Plain Sight as Executive Producer for Season 3.^[2]

McNamara was the supervising producer for 23 episodes of the TV show Lois and Clark.^[3] He worked on the NBC show Aquarius that stars David Duchovny and on the Syfy series The Magicians based on the bestselling Lev Grossman novel of the same name.

McNamara wrote and co-produced the feature film Trumbo, for which Bryan Cranston was nominated for an Academy Award, as Dalton Trumbo, one of The Hollywood Ten blacklisted screenwriters. The film, directed by Jay Roach, was released on November 6, 2015.^[4]

Honors[]

His play "Present Tense" won the first annual Young Playwrights' competition and was then produced off-Broadway.^[1] Trumbo was nominated by the Writers Guild of America for Best Adapted Screenplay and McNamara was awarded the WGAW's Paul Selvin Award in 2016 which honors writers whose work “embodies the spirit of the constitutional and civil right liberties that are indispensable to the survival of free writers everywhere.” ^[5][6]

Filmography[]

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As a TV producer[]

• The Magicians (Syfy, 2015) (Executive Producer)
• Aquarius (NBC, 2015-2016) (Creator, Executive Producer)
• Common Law (USA, 2012) (Consulting Producer)
• Prime Suspect (NBC, 2011-2012) (Executive Producer)
• In Plain Sight (USA, 2010) (Executive Producer)
• The Philanthropist (NBC, 2009) (Consulting Producer)
• Jericho (CBS, 2008) (Consulting Producer)
• Eyes (ABC, 2005) (Executive Producer)
• Them (FOX, 2007) (Executive Producer)
• (USA, 2006) (Executive Producer)
• Fastlane (FOX, 2002-2003) (Executive Producer)
• The Fugitive (USA, 2000-2001) (Executive Producer)
• Vengeance Unlimited (ABC, 1998) (Executive Producer)
• Profit (FOX, 1996-1997) (Executive Producer)
• Spy Game (ABC, 1997) (Executive Producer)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (ABC, 1993-1997) (Supervising Producer)
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (FOX, 1993) (Producer)
• Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989, ABC) (Co-Producer)

As a TV writer[]

• The Magicians (Syfy, 2015)
• Aquarius (NBC, 2015)
• Common Law (USA, 2012)
• Prime Suspect (NBC, 2011-2012)
• In Plain Sight (USA, 2010)
• The Philanthropist (NBC, 2009)
• Eyes (ABC, 2005-2007)
• Them (FOX, 2007)
• Fastlane (FOX, 2002-2003)
• The Fugitive (USA, 2000-2001)
• Vengeance Unlimited (ABC, 1998)
• Profit (FOX, 1996-1997)
• Spy Game (ABC, 1997)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (ABC, 1993-1997)
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (FOX, 1993)
• Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989, ABC)
• (1988, USA)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1987, ABC)
• CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1983, CBS)

References[]

External links[]

• John McNamara at IMDb