Craig Sweeny

{{Short description|American screenwriter and producer}}

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Craig Sweeny is an American television producer and screenwriter, best known for his work on The 4400, Medium and Elementary. He also created the series Limitless, The Code and Watson.

Additionally, he has also written for television series such as Dr. Vegas and Star Trek: Discovery. In 2021, he struck a new overall deal with CBS Studios.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2021-04-21|title=Craig Sweeny Re-Ups Overall Deal At CBS Studios|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/craig-sweeny-re-ups-overall-deal-cbs-studios-1234740660/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}

Sweeny trains regularly in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.{{Cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Jeff|date=2020-03-15|title=Craig Sweeny Biography|url=https://www.emeraldcityjournal.com/2020/03/craig-sweeny-biography/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Emerald City Journal|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Sweeny|first=Craig|date=2022-02-23|title=Official Website|url=https://craigsweeny.com/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=CraigSweeny.com|language=en-US}} His production company is Action This Day!

Filmography

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rowspan="2" | Year

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! colspan="4" | Credited as

style="width:65px;"| Writer

! style="width:65px;"| Producer

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2003

| Playmakers

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| 2 episodes

2004

| Dr. Vegas

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 2 episodes

2004–2007

| The 4400

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Wrote 18 episodes

2005–2011

| Medium

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Executive producer, wrote 22 episodes

2012

| Common Law

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Executive producer, wrote 4 episodes

2012–2017

| Elementary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Executive producer, wrote 16 episodes

2015–2016

| Limitless

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Developer, executive producer, wrote 5 episodes

2017–2018

| Star Trek: Discovery

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| {{yes}}

| Consulting producer, wrote "Context Is for Kings"

2019

| The Code

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Creator, executive producer, wrote 3 episodes

2025

| Star Trek: Section 31

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Television film; executive producer

2025

| Watson

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Creator, executive producer, wrote 2 episodes

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