David Simkins | |
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Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Occupation(s) | screenwriter, film producer |
Television |
Adventures in Babysitting The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Warehouse 13 |
Website |
davidsimkinsmw |
David Simkins is an American screenwriter and television producer. His first produced screenplay was for the film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987. [1] He has written for and produced television shows such as Charmed, Blade: The Series, Dark Angel and Warehouse 13. [2]
Simkins grew up in South Bend, Indiana. [1] He attended Clay High School, where, in 1973, he start being active in the production of the Junior Achievement-sponsored comedy series Beyond Our Control. [1] Simkins learned the basics of television production on the series, which was broadcast locally on WNDU-TV. [1] After graduating high school in 1977, he studied film and broadcasting at The University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. [1]
He moved to Los Angeles, California, and got his first job at Sandy Howard Productions answering phones, and later reviewing and budgeting film scripts. [1] Simkins told The South Bend Tribune, "That's where I learned how scripts were written … I learned how they came up with a budget." [1] He later worked for a short period of time as a development executive for New World Pictures. [1]
He has been an active writer and producer for television since his involvement with The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994). [1]
In 2022, Simkins was hired as coordinator and facilitator for the "Study Away: LA" program, a semester internship program for Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation (SOFA). [3]
The projects [4] that Simkins has been involved with include:
Year | Title | Details | Role |
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1983 | Deadly Force | Film |
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1984 | Children of the Corn | Film |
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1987 | Watching | TV Series | Studio vision |
1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Film |
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1993 | Micky Love | TV Movie | Technical adviser |
1993 – 1994 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | TV Movie | Producer |
1993 – 1995 | The Krypton Factor | TV Series | Technical supervisor |
1995 – 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | TV Series |
|
1997 – 1998 | Spy Game | TV Series |
|
1998 | Mercy Point | TV Series |
|
1998 – 1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | TV Series |
|
1999 – 2004 | Charmed | TV Series |
|
2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney | TV Series |
|
2000 – 2001 | FreakyLinks | TV Series |
|
2001 | Dark Angel | TV Series |
|
2001 – 2002 | Roswell | TV Series |
|
2002 | Angel | TV Series |
|
2006 | Blade: The Series | TV Series |
|
2006 | The Book of Daniel | TV Series | Co-executive producer |
2007 | The Dresden Files [5] | TV Series |
|
2008 | Alien Raiders | Film | Writer |
2010 | Warehouse 13 [2] | TV Series | |
2010 – 2011 | Human Target | TV Series |
|
2012 | Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope | Short | Creative consultant |
2012 | Grimm | TV Series |
|
2014 | Graceland | TV Series |
|
2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | TV Mini Series |
|
2016 | Powers | TV Series |
|
2016 | Adventures in Babysitting | TV Movie |
|
2018 | Deprivers (in development [8]) | TV Series | Writer [9] |
2019 | Wu Assassins | TV Series |
|
David Simkins | |
---|---|
Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Occupation(s) | screenwriter, film producer |
Television |
Adventures in Babysitting The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Warehouse 13 |
Website |
davidsimkinsmw |
David Simkins is an American screenwriter and television producer. His first produced screenplay was for the film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987. [1] He has written for and produced television shows such as Charmed, Blade: The Series, Dark Angel and Warehouse 13. [2]
Simkins grew up in South Bend, Indiana. [1] He attended Clay High School, where, in 1973, he start being active in the production of the Junior Achievement-sponsored comedy series Beyond Our Control. [1] Simkins learned the basics of television production on the series, which was broadcast locally on WNDU-TV. [1] After graduating high school in 1977, he studied film and broadcasting at The University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. [1]
He moved to Los Angeles, California, and got his first job at Sandy Howard Productions answering phones, and later reviewing and budgeting film scripts. [1] Simkins told The South Bend Tribune, "That's where I learned how scripts were written … I learned how they came up with a budget." [1] He later worked for a short period of time as a development executive for New World Pictures. [1]
He has been an active writer and producer for television since his involvement with The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994). [1]
In 2022, Simkins was hired as coordinator and facilitator for the "Study Away: LA" program, a semester internship program for Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation (SOFA). [3]
The projects [4] that Simkins has been involved with include:
Year | Title | Details | Role |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Deadly Force | Film |
|
1984 | Children of the Corn | Film |
|
1987 | Watching | TV Series | Studio vision |
1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Film |
|
1993 | Micky Love | TV Movie | Technical adviser |
1993 – 1994 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | TV Movie | Producer |
1993 – 1995 | The Krypton Factor | TV Series | Technical supervisor |
1995 – 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | TV Series |
|
1997 – 1998 | Spy Game | TV Series |
|
1998 | Mercy Point | TV Series |
|
1998 – 1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | TV Series |
|
1999 – 2004 | Charmed | TV Series |
|
2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney | TV Series |
|
2000 – 2001 | FreakyLinks | TV Series |
|
2001 | Dark Angel | TV Series |
|
2001 – 2002 | Roswell | TV Series |
|
2002 | Angel | TV Series |
|
2006 | Blade: The Series | TV Series |
|
2006 | The Book of Daniel | TV Series | Co-executive producer |
2007 | The Dresden Files [5] | TV Series |
|
2008 | Alien Raiders | Film | Writer |
2010 | Warehouse 13 [2] | TV Series | |
2010 – 2011 | Human Target | TV Series |
|
2012 | Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope | Short | Creative consultant |
2012 | Grimm | TV Series |
|
2014 | Graceland | TV Series |
|
2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | TV Mini Series |
|
2016 | Powers | TV Series |
|
2016 | Adventures in Babysitting | TV Movie |
|
2018 | Deprivers (in development [8]) | TV Series | Writer [9] |
2019 | Wu Assassins | TV Series |
|