David Simkins

{{Short description|American screenwriter and television producer}}

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| television = Adventures in Babysitting
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Warehouse 13

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David Simkins is an American screenwriter and television producer. His first produced screenplay was for the film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987.{{cite web|url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-01-21/news/26793352_1_executive-producer-scripts-new-sci-fi-series|title=The cat herder|last=Bonfiglio|first=Jeremy D.|language=en|date=21 January 2007|work=The South Bend Tribune|publisher=The South Bend Tribune|access-date=2 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304062411/http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-01-21/news/26793352_1_executive-producer-scripts-new-sci-fi-series|archive-date=4 March 2014|url-status=dead}} He has written for and produced television shows such as Charmed, Blade: The Series, Dark Angel and Warehouse 13.{{cite news|language=en|first=Daniel|last=Frankel|title=Sci Fi stocks 'Warehouse'|date=19 September 2008|work=Daily Variety|page=3}}

Early life and education

Simkins grew up in South Bend, Indiana. 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. Simkins learned the basics of television production on the series, which was broadcast locally on WNDU-TV. After graduating high school in 1977, he studied film and broadcasting at The University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982.

Career

He moved to Los Angeles, California, and got his first job at Sandy Howard Productions answering phones, and later reviewing and budgeting film scripts. Simkins told The South Bend Tribune, "That's where I learned how scripts were written … I learned how they came up with a budget." He later worked for a short period of time as a development executive for New World Pictures.

He has been an active writer and producer for television since his involvement with The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994).

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).{{Cite news|title=Film and animation students spend the semester in Los Angeles|first=Felicia|last=Swartenberg|date=12 November 2023|page=|website=Rochester Institute of Technology (www.rit.edu)|url=https://www.rit.edu/news/film-and-animation-students-spend-semester-los-angeles|language=en|access-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112112906/https://www.rit.edu/news/film-and-animation-students-spend-semester-los-angeles|archive-date=12 November 2023|url-status=live}}

Filmography

The projects{{Cite web|title=David Simkins (I)|date=|page=|website=IMBd (www.imdb.com)|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799562/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|language=en|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231112105318/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799562/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|archive-date=12 November 2023|url-status=live}} that Simkins has been involved with include:

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Filmography
Year ! Title ! Details ! Role
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1983 \| Deadly Force \| Film \| {{unbulleted list\|Production assistant}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1984 \| Children of the Corn \| Film \| {{unbulleted list\|Production assistant}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1987 \| Watching \| TV Series \| Studio vision
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1987 \| Adventures in Babysitting \| Film \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1993 \| Micky Love \| TV Movie \| {{unbulleted list\|Technical adviser
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1993 – 1994 \| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. \| TV Movie \| Producer
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1993 – 1995 \| The Krypton Factor \| TV Series \| Technical supervisor
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1995 – 1996 \| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Creativity Consultant}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1997 – 1998 \| Spy Game \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Supervising producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1998 \| Mercy Point \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1998 – 1999 \| Vengeance Unlimited \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Creator and Writer\|Co-executive producer\|Executive consultant}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 1999 – 2004 \| Charmed \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer and teleplay\|Consulting and co-executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2000 \| The Wonderful World of Disney \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Teleplay}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2000 – 2001 \| FreakyLinks \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|writer\|executive and co-executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2001 \| Dark Angel \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Consulting producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2001 – 2002 \| Roswell \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Consulting producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2002 \| Angel \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|producers' assistant\|showrunner (uncredited) and co-executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2006 \| Blade: The Series \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2006 \| The Book of Daniel \| TV Series \| Co-executive producer
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2007 \| The Dresden Files{{cite news\|first=Brian\|last=Lowry\|title=The Dresden Files\|date=18 January 2007\|work=Daily Variety\|page=8}} \| TV Series \|{{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Executive and consulting producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2008 \| Alien Raiders \| Film \| Writer
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2010 \| Warehouse 13 \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Teleplay writer\|Executive producer{{Cite news\|title=Warehouse 13 — TV Review\|first=Randee\|last=Dawn\|date=6 July 2009\|page=\|website=Hollywood Reporter\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/warehouse-13-tv-review-93334\|language=en\|access-date=12 November 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530144900/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/warehouse-13-tv-review-93334\|archive-date=30 May 2023\|url-status=live}}{{Cite news\|title=First Look: Steampunk Gadgets Go Wild in "Warehouse 13"\|first=\|last=\|date=18 June 2009\|page=\|website=Wired (www.wired.com)\|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/06/first-look-steampunk-gadgets-go-wild-in-warehouse-13\|language=en\|access-date=12 November 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722031256/https://www.wired.com/2009/06/first-look-steampunk-gadgets-go-wild-in-warehouse-13\|archive-date=22 July 2023\|url-status=live}}}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2010 – 2011 \| Human Target \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|writer\|co-executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2012 \| Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope \| Short \| {{unbulleted list\|Creative consultant
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2012 \| Grimm \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|co-executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2014 \| Graceland \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Co-executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2015 \| The Lizzie Borden Chronicles \| TV Mini Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Story writer\|Supervising producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2016 \| Powers \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Co-executive producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2016 \| Adventures in Babysitting \| TV Movie \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Story\|co-producer}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2018 \| Deprivers (in development{{Cite web\|title=Deprivers\|date=\|page=\|website=IMBd (www.imdb.com)\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8690898/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1\|language=en\|access-date=12 November 2023\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231112095758/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8690898/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1\|archive-date=12 November 2023\|url-status=live}}) \| TV Series \| Writer{{Cite news\|title=MarVista Entertainment Inks Production Agreement With Robyn Snyder’s Front Row Films; Sets 15 Projects In Development\|first=Denise\|last=Petski\|date=29 May 2018\|page=\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/marvista-entertainment-production-agreement-with-robyn-snyder-1202398901\|language=en\|access-date=12 November 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204155346/https://deadline.com/2018/05/marvista-entertainment-production-agreement-with-robyn-snyder-1202398901\|archive-date=4 February 2023\|url-status=dead}}
style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"\| 2019 \| Wu Assassins \| TV Series \| {{unbulleted list\|Writer\|Co-executive producer{{Cite news\|title=WU Assassins: Behind the Fight\|first=Kristyn\|last=Clarke\|date=13 August 2019\|page=\|website=Age of the Nerd (www.ageofthenerd.com)\|url=https://www.ageofthenerd.com/2019/08/wu-assassins-behind-the-fight\|language=en\|access-date=12 November 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213075549/https://www.ageofthenerd.com/2019/08/wu-assassins-behind-the-fight\|archive-date=13 December 2020\|url-status=live}}}}

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Filmography

Year

! Title

! Details

! Role

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1983

| Deadly Force

| Film

| {{unbulleted list|Production assistant}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1984

| Children of the Corn

| Film

| {{unbulleted list|Production assistant}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1987

| Watching

| TV Series

| Studio vision

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1987

| Adventures in Babysitting

| Film

| {{unbulleted list|Writer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1993

| Micky Love

| TV Movie

| {{unbulleted list|Technical adviser

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1993 – 1994

| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

| TV Movie

| Producer

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1993 – 1995

| The Krypton Factor

| TV Series

| Technical supervisor

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1995 – 1996

| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Creativity Consultant}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1997 – 1998

| Spy Game

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Supervising producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1998

| Mercy Point

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1998 – 1999

| Vengeance Unlimited

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Creator and Writer|Co-executive producer|Executive consultant}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 1999 – 2004

| Charmed

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer and teleplay|Consulting and co-executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2000

| The Wonderful World of Disney

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Teleplay}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2000 – 2001

| FreakyLinks

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|writer|executive and co-executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2001

| Dark Angel

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Consulting producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2001 – 2002

| Roswell

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Consulting producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2002

| Angel

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|producers' assistant|showrunner (uncredited) and co-executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2006

| Blade: The Series

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2006

| The Book of Daniel

| TV Series

| Co-executive producer

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2007

| The Dresden Files{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Lowry|title=The Dresden Files|date=18 January 2007|work=Daily Variety|page=8}}

| TV Series

|{{unbulleted list|Writer|Executive and consulting producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2008

| Alien Raiders

| Film

| Writer

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2010

| Warehouse 13

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Teleplay writer|Executive producer{{Cite news|title=Warehouse 13 — TV Review|first=Randee|last=Dawn|date=6 July 2009|page=|website=Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/warehouse-13-tv-review-93334|language=en|access-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530144900/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/warehouse-13-tv-review-93334|archive-date=30 May 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=First Look: Steampunk Gadgets Go Wild in "Warehouse 13"|first=|last=|date=18 June 2009|page=|website=Wired (www.wired.com)|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/06/first-look-steampunk-gadgets-go-wild-in-warehouse-13|language=en|access-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722031256/https://www.wired.com/2009/06/first-look-steampunk-gadgets-go-wild-in-warehouse-13|archive-date=22 July 2023|url-status=live}}}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2010 – 2011

| Human Target

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|writer|co-executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2012

| Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope

| Short

| {{unbulleted list|Creative consultant

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2012

| Grimm

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|co-executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2014

| Graceland

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Co-executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2015

| The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

| TV Mini Series

| {{unbulleted list|Story writer|Supervising producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2016

| Powers

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Co-executive producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2016

| Adventures in Babysitting

| TV Movie

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Story|co-producer}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2018

| Deprivers (in development{{Cite web|title=Deprivers|date=|page=|website=IMBd (www.imdb.com)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8690898/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1|language=en|access-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231112095758/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8690898/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1|archive-date=12 November 2023|url-status=live}})

| TV Series

| Writer{{Cite news|title=MarVista Entertainment Inks Production Agreement With Robyn Snyder’s Front Row Films; Sets 15 Projects In Development|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=29 May 2018|page=|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/marvista-entertainment-production-agreement-with-robyn-snyder-1202398901|language=en|access-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204155346/https://deadline.com/2018/05/marvista-entertainment-production-agreement-with-robyn-snyder-1202398901|archive-date=4 February 2023|url-status=dead}}

style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:center"| 2019

| Wu Assassins

| TV Series

| {{unbulleted list|Writer|Co-executive producer{{Cite news|title=WU Assassins: Behind the Fight|first=Kristyn|last=Clarke|date=13 August 2019|page=|website=Age of the Nerd (www.ageofthenerd.com)|url=https://www.ageofthenerd.com/2019/08/wu-assassins-behind-the-fight|language=en|access-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213075549/https://www.ageofthenerd.com/2019/08/wu-assassins-behind-the-fight|archive-date=13 December 2020|url-status=live}}}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0799562}}

Category:American male screenwriters

Category:American television producers

Category:American television writers

Category:University of Iowa alumni

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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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Category:American male television writers