Carter, Chris 1956– (Chris C. Carter)

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CARTER, Chris 1956–
(Chris C. Carter)

PERSONAL

Full name, Christopher C. Carter; born October 13, 1956, in Bellflower, CA; son of William (a construction worker) and Catherine (a homemaker; maiden name, Mulder) Carter; married Dori Pierson (a screenwriter and producer), 1989 (some sources say 1987). Education: California State University, Long Beach, B.A., journalism, 1979.

Addresses: Agent —Broder–Webb–Chervin–Silbermann Agency, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Writer, producer, and director. Ten Thirteen (production company), principal. Previously worked as a freelance journalist; editor of Surfing magazine, 1979–?; professional potter, and construction worker.

Awards, Honors: Awards for the television series The X–Files include Environmental Media Award, outstanding episodic television drama, 1994, for the episode "Darkness Falls"; Parent's Choice Honors, best series, 1994; finalist for best writing award, New York Festival for Television Programming and Promotion, 1994, and Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination, best episode in a television series, Mystery Writers of America, 1995, both for the episode "The Erlenmeyer Flask"; Golden Globe Award, best dramatic series, 1995; Television Critics Association Award nominations, best drama series and program of the year, 1995; Q Award nomination, best drama series, Viewers for Quality Television, 1995; Writers Guild of America Award nomination, episodic drama, Universe Reader's Choice Award, best direction for a Genre TV series, Sci–Fi Universe Magazine, and Emmy Award nomination, outstanding writing in a dramatic series, 1995, all for the episode "Duane Barry"; Saturn Award, outstanding television series, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, 1995; Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding drama series, 1995, 1996, and 1998; Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding writing in a dramatic series, 1997, for the episode "Memento Mori," and 1998, for the episode "The Post–Modern Prometheus"; Golden Laurel Award nomination, outstanding series, Producers Guild of America, Saturn Award nomination, best genre television series, New York Festival Awards nomination, best drama series, Television Critics Association Award nomination, best drama series, all 1996; Directors Guild of America Award nominations, best direction in a drama series, 1996, for the episode "The List," 1998, for the episode "The Post–Modern Prometheus," and 1999, for the episode "The Triangle"; International Monitor Award, best director of a film–originated television series, and Writers Guild of America Award nomination, best writing in a dramatic series, 1996, both for the episode "The List"; Golden Globe Award, best dramatic series, 1997; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding direction in a drama series, 1998, for the episode "The Post– Modern Prometheus," and TV Award nomination, best international television program or series, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1999. Nova Award, most promising producer in television, PGA Golden Laurel Awards, 1999.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Coproducer, Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

Executive producer, A Brand New Life, The Disney Channel, 1989.

Producer, The Nanny, CBS, 1993.

Creator and co–executive producer, The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1993–2002.

Creator and executive producer, Millennium, Fox, 1996–1999.

Creator and executive producer, Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999, then F/X, 2000.

Creator and executive producer, The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, Meet the Munceys, 1988.

Executive producer, Brand New Life: The Honeymooners, NBC, 1989.

Television Work; Pilots:

Producer, Cameo by Night, NBC, 1987.

Executive producer, The X–Files, Fox, 1993.

Executive producer, Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999.

Television Work; Specials:

Creator and executive producer, More Secrets of the X–Files, Fox, 1996.

Executive producer, Inside the X–Files, Fox, 1998.

Television Director; Episodic:

"That's Cheating," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

"20 Sweet 16," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1988.

"Duane Barry," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1994.

"The List," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1995.

"The Post–Modern Prometheus," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1997.

"The Red and the Black: Part 2," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1998.

"Triangle," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1998.

"How the Ghosts Stole Christmas," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1998.

"First Person Shooter," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 2000.

"Patience," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 2000.

"Providence: Part 2," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 2002.

"Improbable," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, More Secrets of the X–Files, Fox, 1996.

TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction, USA Network, 1997.

Himself, Inside the X–Files, Fox, 1998.

Masters of Fantasy: Harlan Ellison, Sci–Fi Channel, 1998.

The X–Files Movie Special (documentary), Fox, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(Uncredited) Another agent, "Anasazi," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1995.

(Uncredited) Extra in cinema scene, "Hollywood A.D.," The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 2000.

Film Work:

Executive producer, The X–Files: The Unopened File, 1996.

Producer, The X–Files (also known as X–Files: The Movie ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Senior agent, The X–Files: The Unopened File, 1996.

Himself, The Making of "The X Files: Fight the Future," 1998.

Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (documentary), Aspire Entertainment Group, Inc., 2003.

WRITINGS

Television Movies:

(With Michael Patrick Goodman), The B.R.A.T. Patrol, 1986.

Meet the Munceys, 1988.

Brand New Life: The Honeymooners, NBC, 1989.

Television Pilots:

Cameo by Night, NBC, 1987.

The X–Files, Fox, 1993.

Millennium, Fox, 1996.

Harsh Realm, 1999.

Also wrote The Nanny, The Disney Channel.

Television Specials:

More Secrets of the X–Files, Fox, 1996.

Television Series:

The X–Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel ), Fox, 1993–2002.

Television Episodes:

"Once in a Lifeguard," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

"Beauty and the Babe," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

"Even Housekeepers Sing the Blues," A Brand New Life, The Disney Channel, 1990.

"A Cry in the Night," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1991.

"Gehenna," Millennium, Fox, 1996.

"The Well–Worn Lock," Millennium, Fox, 1996.

"Lamentation: Part 1," Millennium, Fox, 1997.

(With Frank Spotnitz) "TEOTWAWKI," Millennium, Fox, 1998.

(With Spotnitz) "Antipas," Millennium, Fox, 1999.

(With Spotnitz) "Seven and One," Millennium, Fox, 1999.

"Leviathan," Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999.

"Inga Fossa," Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999.

"Cincinnati," Harsh Realm, FX, 2000.

"Three Men and a Smoking Diaper," The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001.

Also wrote episodes of The Nanny, CBS.

Television Scores; Series:

Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

Screenplays:

The X–Files (also known as X–Files: The Movie ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Film Scores:

In the Shadow of the Sun, 1980.

Video Games:

The X Files Game (also known as The X–Files ), Fox Interactive, 1998.

The X Files: Resist or Serve, Vivendi Universal Games Ltd., 2004.

Songs:

Lyricist for the song "If You Never Say Goodbye," included in the album Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X–Files, released by Warner Bros.

ADAPTATIONS

The series The X–Files has been adapted into original full–length adult novels, including Goblins and Whirlwind, both by Charles Grant, and Ground Zero and Ruins, both by Kevin J. Anderson, all published by HarperPrism. Episodes from The X–Files have been adapted into books for juvenile readers by several authors, including Lee Martin. The X–Files has also been adapted into a comic book series, published by Topps Comics, and into interactive adventure CD– ROMs, created by HyperBole Studios and released by Fox Interactive. Two albums including music from the show and music inspired by the show have been released by Warner Bros.: Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by The X–Files and The Truth and the Light. Episodes from Millennium have been adapted into a series of books, including Millennium 2000 and Gehenna, both published by Ingram, 1997.