Damian Kindler

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|5|31}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia

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| occupation = Screenwriter, producer, director, showrunner

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| spouse = Jill Bodie (m. 1995)

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| children = 2

| alma_mater = Queen's University

| notable_works = Sanctuary

| years_active = 1995 – present

| genres = Science-fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, horror, science fantasy, fantasy

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Damian Kindler (born May 31, 1968) is an Australian-Canadian screenwriter, television producer, director and showrunner. He has worked on a number of genre TV programs, including Stargate SG-1, Sleepy Hollow, Krypton, and American Gods. Kindler is best known for creating, writing, and producing the Syfy fantasy science-fiction series Sanctuary (2007-2011).{{Cite web |title=Damian Kindler {{!}} Writer, Producer, Additional Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454307/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

Biography

Kindler was born in Melbourne, Australia. His family relocated to Rochester, NY, only a few months after his birth so that his father, a medical student, could complete his residency. The family moved to Toronto, ON in 1971.{{Cite web |title=Alan KINDLER Obituary (2015) - Legacy Remembers |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/alan-kindler-obituary?id=41306626 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Legacy.com}}

Kindler attended Queen's University in Kingston, ON where he studied English and Film.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Sanctuary Had Ambition... and it Had Amanda Tapping |url=https://www.thecompanion.app/sanctuary-damian-kindler/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Companion |language=en}}

In 2009, Kindler and his wife, Jill Bodie, collaborated with Amanda Tapping on a children's charity foundation called Sanctuary for Kids, intending to leverage the show's cult following for a good cause.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-11-05 |title=Amanda Tapping Opens 'Sanctuary for Kids' |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/amanda-tapping-opens-sanctuary-kids-363822 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Multichannel News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2009-11-05 |title=Sanctuary For Kids! |url=https://stargateearth.livejournal.com/4936.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Stargate Earth}} The foundation closed in 2018.{{Citation |title=Amanda Tapping panel (Gatecon 2018) | date=September 23, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPe8QSA17qc |access-date=2024-03-12 |language=en}}

Kindler currently resides in Los Angeles.https://www.linkedin.com/in/damiankindler {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} He has cited Stephen King, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Aaron Sorkin as writing inspirations.{{Cite web |title=Richard Dean Anderson Website – Stargate SG-1 Feature Articles – Damian Kindler (July 2003) |url=https://www.rdanderson.com/stargate/features/articles/2003-07-damian.htm |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=rdanderson.com}}{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2020 |title=October Faction: Get a first look at Netflix's adaptation of the monstrous IDW comic |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/october-faction-netflix-exclusive |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}

Career

Kindler began his career in 1995 on Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. He then worked on MGM Television's Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis television series. He joined the Stargate production team at the start of Stargate SG-1's sixth season, remaining part of the writing staff for five seasons.

In May 2007, Kindler launched the independent web series Sanctuary, which was then picked up for television by The Movie Network in Canada and Syfy in the United States. The show ran for four seasons with Kindler serving as showrunner.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sanctuary-sci-fis-world-103795|title='Sanctuary' in Sci Fi's world|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 31, 2008|access-date=July 13, 2019}} In 2021, the show was described as "painfully ahead of its time" by The Companion,{{Cite web|author=The Companion|date=June 13, 2021 |title=Painfully ahead of its time in so many ways, we revisit #Sanctuary with this MASSIVE unseen interview with creator Damian Kindler from the show's launch |url=https://twitter.com/TheCompanionApp/status/1404078896094629896|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210613142535/https://twitter.com/TheCompanionApp/status/1404078896094629896|archive-date=June 13, 2021 |url-status=dead|access-date=2023-09-06 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}} and Kindler received attention for his early use of webisodes prior to streaming,{{Cite web |author=Nellie Andreeva|agency=Associated Press |date=November 17, 2008 |title=Commentary: 'Sanctuary' is true Web-to-TV pioneer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/commentary-sanctuary-is-true-web-123104/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} as well as for Sanctuary being one of the first television series with nearly fully virtual special effects.{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2008 |title='Sanctuary' makes full use of green screen |url=http://www.today.com/popculture/sanctuary-makes-full-use-green-screen-1C9420661 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}} Kindler's screenwriting and direction on Sanctuary received a total of 7 Leo Award nominations.

In 2013, Kindler was hired as an executive producer on FOX's Sleepy Hollow.{{cite web |last=Riesman |first=Abraham |date=April 21, 2016 |title=Sleepy Hollow EP Damian Kindler Tapped as Superman Prequel Krypton Showrunner |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/04/krypton-showrunner-damian-kindler.html |access-date=July 13, 2019 |work=Vulture}} He wrote and produced the show for 3 seasons.

Kindler was hired as an executive producer and showrunner of Syfy's Superman prequel Krypton, produced with David S. Goyer, DC Entertainment, and Warner Horizon Television in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Riesman |first=Abraham Josephine |date=April 21, 2016 |title=Sleepy Hollow EP Damian Kindler Tapped as Superman Prequel Krypton Showrunner |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/04/krypton-showrunner-damian-kindler.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}

On September 28, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had ordered the production of the science-fiction horror drama series October Faction, an adaption of the comic book series of the same name. He served as creator and showrunner for the series.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='The I-Land' Starring Kate Bosworth, Natalie Martinez & Alex Pettyfer Among 3 Sci-Fi Series Ordered By Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/the-i-land-kate-bosworth-natalie-martinez-alex-pettyfer-star-october-faction-warrior-nun-sci-fi-series-netflix-1202472784/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=September 28, 2018 |date=September 28, 2018}}

Kindler was hired in 2019 as a writer and executive producer for the third and final season of American Gods.

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Writer ! Producer !Creator ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2021 \|American Gods \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|2 episodes
2020 \|October Faction \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|10 episodes
2018 \|Krypton \|{{yes}} \|{{yes \| Executive}} \|{{yes \| Developed}} \|
2013 – 2016 \|Sleepy Hollow \| {{yes}} \| {{yes \| Executive}} \| {{no}} \|9 episodes
2007 – 2012 \|Sanctuary \| {{yes}} \| {{yes \| Executive}} \| {{yes}} \|66 episodes
2004 – 2005 \|Stargate: Atlantis \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|5 episodes
2002 – 2004 \| Stargate: SG-1 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| 26 episodes
rowspan="3" \| 2002 \| Shadow Realm \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 1 episode
Relic Hunter \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 1 episode
rowspan="3" \| 2000 \|The Lost World \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 1 episode
The Immortal \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
Code Name: Eternity \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| 1 episode
1996-2000 \| PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 17 episodes
1999 \| BeastMaster \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
1998 \| Earth: The Final Conflict \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 1 episode
1997 \| F/X: The Series \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|{{no}} \| 1 episode
1995 \| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 5 episodes

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2021

|American Gods

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|2 episodes