Alex Kurtzman is an American film and television screenwriter, producer, and director.

He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he met his high school friend and long time collaborator Roberto Orci.

Film Credits

• The Island, co-writer (screenplay)
• The Legend of Zorro, co-writer (screenplay and story)
• Mission: Impossible III, co-writer (screenplay)
• Transformers co-writer (screenplay and story)
• Star Trek XI, co-writer and executive producer (announced)
• Nightlife, Producer (announced)

Television Credits

• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, writer and co-executive producer
• Xena: Warrior Princess, writer and co-executive producer
• Jack of All Trades, writer and Executive Producer
• Alias, writer and executive producer
• The Secret Service, co-creator, writer, executive producer

Trivia

As a child, he lived in Mexico City for a year where he learned to speak Spanish and French.

TV Appearances

Kurtzman and Orci were featured in The Dialogue interview series. In this 90 minute interview with journalist Jay A. Fernandez, Kurtzman and Orci reveal their experiences analyzing Robocop, writing in Spanish accents and getting better with age.

External Links

• The Dialogue: Learn from the Masters Interview