Chris Carter

Premiere: Chris Carter at the Westwood premiere of 20th Century Fox's Cast Away - 12/7/2000 Photo by Steve Granitz/wireimage.com

Biography

Born 10/13/1956

Creator of one of the 1990s definitive pop-culture television phenomena, Chris Carter turned the phrase, “Trust no one” into the mantra of a generation of sci-fi fans. A former journalist, Carter aspired to scare television audiences with a brand of thriller that interwove the supernatural with...
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Awards

  • In 1999, received Producers Guild of America Award for Most Promising Producer in Television
  • In 1998, received Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama
  • In 1997, received Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama

Highlights

  • In 2008, Feature directing debut, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" the second feature based on the popular series
  • In 2001, Co-created the FOX series "Lone Gunmen," a spin off of the popular long running "The X-Files"
  • In 1999, Executive produced the short-lived FOX sci-fi drama "Harsh Realm"

Family & Companions

  • William Carter: father (Died in 1995)
  • Craig Carter: brother (Born in 1961; a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT)

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