Jon Bokenkamp
Jon Bokenkamp | |
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![]() Bokenkamp at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | c. 1974 (age 46–47) |
Occupation | Writer, film producer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Jon Bokenkamp (born c. 1974 in Kearney, Nebraska) is an American writer and producer best known for his role in writing the screenplays for Taking Lives and The Call, and creating the NBC series The Blacklist[1] along with The Blacklist: Redemption.[2]
He was involved in theater and music as a student at Kearney High School, attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney, then went to the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.
Bokenkamp was encouraged to enter a script writing competition by friend and fellow Nebraskan, Todd Nelson, creator of the Nebraska Coast Connection. After winning the competition, Jon landed an agent and his first paid assignment, rewriting a horror film for Exorcist director William Friedkin.[3]
Success allowed Bokenkamp to return to his hometown where he earned the 2013 Hub Freedom Award for his work restoring the historic World Theater in downtown Kearney, Nebraska.[4]
Bokenkamp was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate in Musical Arts from University of Nebraska at Kearney May, 2019[citation needed].
Filmography[]
Films
Year | Title | Notes |
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2000 | Writer/director | |
2001 | Drive In Movie Memories (documentary) | Associate producer |
2004 | Taking Lives | Writer |
2007 | Perfect Stranger (film) | Writer |
2013 | The Call | Writer |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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2013–2021[5] | The Blacklist | Creator, executive producer |
2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Creator, executive producer |
References[]
- ^ "'Alias' exec develops new NBC crime drama – US TV News – Digital Spy". Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Eggold, Ryan; Gathegi, Edi; Janssen, Famke; Martinez, Adrian (February 23, 2017), The Blacklist: Redemption, retrieved February 24, 2017
- ^ http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/jon-bokenkamp-arts-entertainment/article_b398bca8-9aed-11e2-93e5-0019bb2963f4.html?TNNoMobile
- ^ http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/jon-bokenkamp-arts-entertainment/article_b398bca8-9aed-11e2-93e5-0019bb2963f4.html?TNNoMobile
- ^ https://www.thewrap.com/the-blacklist-jon-bokenkamp-exits-creator-season-8-finale/
External links[]
- American television producers
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- Living people
- Showrunners
- People from Kearney, Nebraska
- Film directors from Nebraska
- Screenwriters from Nebraska
- The Blacklist (TV series)
- University of Nebraska alumni
- USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni