Kurt Sutter

{{short description|American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Kurt Sutter

| image = Kurt Sutter by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg

| caption = Sutter in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|05|05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/sons-anarchy-kurt-sutter-bastard-817495|title = 'Bastard Executioner's' Kurt Sutter on His Troubled Past, C-Word Insults and New 'Sons of Anarchy' Spinoff| website=The Hollywood Reporter |date = August 26, 2015}}

| birth_place = Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.

| education = Rutgers University
Northern Illinois University

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Screenwriter
director
producer
actor}}

| years_active = 1980s–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Katey Sagal|October 2, 2004}}

| children = 1

| known_for = {{Plainlist|

The Shield
(2002–2008)
Sons of Anarchy
(2008–2014)}}

}}

Kurt Leon Sutter (born May 5, 1960) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He worked as a writer, director, and executive producer on The Shield, and appeared on the show as hitman Margos Dezerian. Sutter is also the creator of Sons of Anarchy and its spinoff Mayans M.C. on FX; he wrote, produced, and directed the series, as well as played incarcerated club member Otto Delaney. Sutter spent time with members of an outlaw motorcycle club in Northern California as research for Sons of Anarchy.{{cite news| url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/11/30/sons-of-anarchy-creator-kurt-sutter-on-the-cult-biker-show/ | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Steven | last=Kurutz | title="Sons of Anarchy" Creator Kurt Sutter On the Cult Biker Show | date=November 30, 2009}} Sutter's wife, actress Katey Sagal, played main character Gemma Teller.

Early life

Sutter was born in Rahway, New Jersey. His father worked at the General Motors plant in Linden, New Jersey, and his mother was a secretary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. He has two older sisters.{{cite news| last1= Barone|first1=Matt|title=Favorite Son: Kurt Sutter grew up dreaming beyond Jersey| url= http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2011/02/sutter.html|access-date=August 9, 2014| work= NewJersey.com| date= February 3, 2011}} He grew up in the township of Clark, New Jersey and graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1982.

Sutter attended Livingston College for the journalism department of Rutgers University—which was located there—eventually graduating from Rutgers University with a BA in mass media with a minor in English in 1986. He moved to New York City and studied Meisner technique, did theater, and taught at the Gately/Poole Conservatory. Sutter then attended Northern Illinois University for three years, starting in 1997, to obtain his M.F.A. in performance and directing.

Career

Sutter was hired as a staff writer for the first season of FX crime drama The Shield in 2002. He made his television acting debut with the episode "Blowback", in which he appeared as Armenian mob hitman Margos Dezerian. He co-wrote the episodes "Dragonchasers" and "Two Days of Blood" with fellow staff writer Scott Rosenbaum, and was promoted to story editor for the second season in 2003. He wrote the episodes "Scar Tissue" and "Dead Soldiers" and in 2004, joined the production team in the junior role of co-producer for the third season. He continued to write episodes and scripted "Playing Tight" and "Mum" with series creator and executive producer Shawn Ryan, "Slipknot" solo, and "Fire in the Hole" with consulting producer Charles H. Eglee. He reprised his role as Dezerian in the season's final episodes "All In" and "On Tilt".

He was promoted to supervising producer for the fourth season in 2005. He wrote the episode "Grave" solo, co-wrote the story for the episode "Judas Priest" with Eglee and co-wrote the teleplay with Rosenbaum. He co-wrote the story for the season finale "Ain't That a Shame" with Ryan; Ryan co-wrote the teleplay for the episode with co-executive producer Glen Mazzara. Sutter became a co-executive producer for the fifth season in 2006. He wrote the episode "Extraction", co-wrote the episode "Trophy" with Renee Palya and Tony Soltis, and co-wrote the season's penultimate episode "Fire in the Hole" with Eglee.

He became an executive producer for the sixth season in 2007, directed a promotional mini-episode for the sixth season entitled "Wins and Losses," and wrote the sixth-season premiere "On the Jones". He co-wrote the episode "Exiled" with Rosenbaum, also now an executive producer.

Sutter returned as an executive producer and writer for the seventh and final season in 2008. He wrote the premiere "Coefficient of Drag" and co-wrote the episode "Parricide" with Gary Lennon. At the close of the season he was the series' second most prolific writer (after Ryan), having written or co-written 18 episodes in total.

Also in 2008, Sutter created and executive produced a new series for FX entitled Sons of Anarchy. The show centers on the titular motorcycle club in a fictitious town called Charming in California. He was the series head writer and showrunner. Along with the pilot episode he wrote the episodes "Seeds", "Fun Town", "Capybara", "The Sleep of Babies", and the season finale "The Revelator". He would go on to write 61 of the show's 92 episodes. Sutter appears in the show as incarcerated club member Otto Delaney, and he cast his wife Katey Sagal in the starring role as the club's matriarch Gemma Teller Morrow. Sutter also hired several crew members whom he had worked with on The Shield, including unit production manager and producer Kevin G. Cremin, post-production supervisor and producer Craig Yahata, and directors Guy Ferland, Stephen Kay, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Paris Barclay, Terrence O'Hara, and Billy Gierhart. The first season also featured The Shield star Jay Karnes as a recurring special guest star playing ATF Agent Joshua Kohn.{{cite news|title=Jay Karnes to recur on 'Anarchy'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jay-karnes-recur-anarchy-115119|access-date=September 10, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 6, 2009}} This is a trend that continued in later seasons with the majority of the main cast of The Shield appearing in later episodes in a variety of different roles.

File:Kurt Sutter by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg in 2011]]

Sutter remained showrunner and executive producer for the series' second season in 2009. He wrote the season premiere "Albification", co-wrote the episode "Eureka" with Brett Conrad, co-wrote the episode "Gilead" with co-producer Chris Collins, co-wrote the episode "Potlatch" with Misha Green, co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Service" with co-executive producer Jack LoGiudice from a story by Brady Dahl and Cory Udica, co-wrote the episode "The Culling" with consulting producer Dave Erickson, and wrote and directed the season finale "Na Trioblóidí". The second season featured The Shield star Kenny Johnson as a special guest star playing a club member named Kozik.

Sutter returned as showrunner and executive producer for the third season in 2010. He wrote the season premiere "SO", co-wrote the episode "Oiled" with Erickson, now a co-executive producer, co-wrote the episode "Home" with Liz Sagal, series' star Katey Sagal's sister and his sister-in-law. He co-wrote the episode "Widening Gyre" with co-producer Regina Corrado and the episode "Lochan Mor" with Erickson and Liz Sagal. He wrote the story for the episode "Turas"; the teleplay was co-written by Collins (now a producer) and Dahl. He co-wrote the episode "Firinne" with Vaunn Wilmott and the episode "Bainne" with Corrado and Erickson. He wrote the story for the episode "June Wedding"; Collins wrote the teleplay. He reprised the role of Otto in the season finale, titled "NS", which he also directed and co-wrote with Erickson. Johnson returned as Kozik in the third season. He would go on to produce seven seasons of Sons. The show concluded airing in December 2014.

In 2010, DreamWorks picked up Sutter's film script, Southpaw, and Eminem was eyed for the lead role. The film was dropped by DreamWorks in 2011,[https://deadline.com/2010/12/dreamworks-teams-with-eminem-and-kurt-sutter-for-southpaw-90458/ Deadline.com][https://deadline.com/2011/08/eminem-antoine-fuqua-boxing-drama-southpaw-dropped-by-dreamworks-but-still-seeking-to-answer-bell-156321/ Deadline.com] and was later picked up by MGM and Columbia Pictures.{{cite web |title=MGM closes Eminem pic 'Southpaw' |date=October 20, 2011 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927122545/https://variety.com/2011/film/news/mgm-closes-eminem-pic-southpaw-1118044796/ |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/mgm-closes-eminem-pic-southpaw-1118044796/}} Antoine Fuqua directed the film, and Jake Gyllenhaal replaced Eminem in the lead. Rachel McAdams, Rita Ora, 50 Cent, and Forest Whitaker also appeared in the film.[https://deadline.com/2014/05/twcs-southpaw-has-forest-whitaker-rachel-mcadams-and-lupita-nyongo-circling-727415/ Deadline.com] Southpaw was released on July 24, 2015, by The Weinstein Company.[https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/summer-movie-preview-2015-superheroes-strippers-and-gangsta-rappers-20150504/southpaw-july-24th-20150503 Rolling Stone]

In 2014, it was announced Sutter had begun developing The Bastard Executioner, a new series for FX, The series was ordered to pilot on December 12, 2014.[https://deadline.com/2013/12/fx-orders-executioner-pilot-from-sons-of-anarchy-creator-kurt-sutter-brian-grazer-651538/ Deadline.com] Katey Sagal, Lee Jones, and Stephen Moyer signed on to join the cast of the pilot.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141118013241/http://deadline.com/2014/11/katey-sagal-set-for-kurt-sutters-next-fx-drama-project-the-bastard-executioner-1201287004/ Deadline.com][https://deadline.com/2015/06/bastard-executioner-star-lee-jones-signs-wme-1201438164/ Deadline.com] On May 22, 2015, the pilot was ordered to series with a 10-episode launch to premiere on September 15, 2015, on FX. The series was cancelled after one season.[https://deadline.com/2015/05/kurt-sutter-bastard-executioner-series-picked-up-fx-premiere-date-1201431749/ Deadline.com]{{cite web |title=FX Renews 'The Strain,' Sets Premiere Dates for 'AHS: Hotel' and More |date=August 7, 2015 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216212336/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-strain-season-3-american-horror-story-hotel-oct-7-1201559078/ |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-strain-season-3-american-horror-story-hotel-oct-7-1201559078/}} He went on to create the Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans M.C. In October 2019, Sutter was fired from FX after multiple complaints were lodged against him about his "abrasive" and "unprofessional" behavior.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kurt-sutter-fired-fx-being-an-abrasive-dick-1248492 |title=Kurt Sutter Fired From FX for Being an "Abrasive Dick" (Exclusive) |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |date=October 17, 2019 |access-date=October 17, 2019}} Sutter appeared in the 2021 science fiction film Chaos Walking, his first feature film acting role.{{Cite news |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=August 9, 2017 |title=Kurt Sutter Joins 'Chaos Walking' Cast |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/kurt-sutter-chaos-walking-tom-holland-daisy-ridley-doug-liman-sci-fi-movie-lionsgate-1202145963/ |access-date=August 14, 2017 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216155616/https://deadline.com/2017/08/kurt-sutter-chaos-walking-tom-holland-daisy-ridley-doug-liman-sci-fi-movie-lionsgate-1202145963/ |url-status=live}}

=Comic books=

In 2016, Sutter produced a six-issue comic book miniseries with Boom! Studios entitled Lucas Stand. The first issue was released on June 1, 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Sons-Anarchy-Creator-Kurt-Sutter-Comic-Series-Sounds-Violent-Awesome-Perfect-TV-127137.html|title=Sons Of Anarchy's Creator Kurt Sutter's New Comic Series Sounds Violent, Awesome And Perfect For TV|date=March 26, 2016|work=CINEMABLEND|access-date=October 24, 2017}} He also worked on a comic book called Sisters of Sorrow; the book was launched at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/kurt-sutter-sisters-of-sorrow-nuns-with-guns-comic-book-sons-of-anarchy-mayans-mc-1201858391/|title=From Bikers To Nuns With Guns; Kurt Sutter Hatches 'Sisters Of Sorrow' Comic Book Series|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=November 21, 2016|work=Deadline|access-date=October 24, 2017|language=en-US}}

Projects in development

In May 2021, it was announced that Sutter would direct a horror film titled This Beast for Netflix.{{cite web|title=Kurt Sutter Making Directorial Debut With Blumhouse-Produced 'This Beast' for Netflix|url=https://collider.com/kurt-sutter-new-movie-the-beast-blumhouse-netflix-details/|website=Collider|first=Scott|last=Campbell|date=May 9, 2021}} In November 2021, it was announced that he would create a western series titled The Abandons for Netflix.{{cite web|title='Sons of Anarchy's Kurt Sutter to Make Western Series 'The Abandons' for Netflix|url=https://collider.com/the-abandons-kurt-sutter-tv-show-netflix/|website=Collider|first=Erick|last=Massoto|date=November 29, 2021}}

Influences

Sutter has stated he's had multiple influences in his writing style, including William Shakespeare, specifically his play Hamlet. He based the characters of Sons of Anarchy on Hamlet. Other cultural influences include Mad Magazine, Hanna-Barbera cartoons, and the television show Hill Street Blues, among others.{{cite web |title=Kurt Sutter Explains His Cultural Influences |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/kurt-sutter-explains-his-cultural-influences.html |website=Vlulture.com|date=September 8, 2013 }}

Personal life

Sutter moved to Los Angeles in 2000. Sutter married actress Katey Sagal in a private ceremony on October 2, 2004, at their home in Los Feliz, California.{{cite web|last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,709755,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320002954/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,709755,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 20, 2008 |title=Married Actress Katey Sagal Weds Writer - Marriage, Katey Sagal |publisher=People |date=October 5, 2004 |access-date=May 31, 2011}} Their first child, daughter Esme Louise, was born January 10, 2007. Esme was carried by a surrogate mother.[https://archive.today/20130126070900/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Katey_Sagal_Has_Surrogate_Daughter_at_52/3606387 Katey Sagal Has Surrogate Daughter at 51] By WENN.com | Thursday, January 11, 2007

Sutter is an animal rights activist, and is vegan.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com |title=Pop Guns|publisher=SutterInk|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=October 14, 2014}} He is also a motorcycle enthusiast.{{cite web|url=https://motorbikewriter.com/sons-anarchy-bike-auction/ |title=Sons of Anarchy bike on auction|date=November 25, 2016|access-date=November 18, 2019}}

Filmography

=Film=

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year

! Film

! width="65"| Actor

! width="65"| Director

! width="65"| Writer

! Role(s)

! Notes

style="text-align:center;"

| 2015

| Southpaw

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| N/A

2021

| Chaos Walking

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Cillian Boyd

TBA

| This Beast

| {{TBA}}

| {{yes}}

| {{TBA}}

=Television=

==Actor==

class="wikitable"

style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes

2002–2004

| The Shield

| Margos Dezerian

| 4 episodes

2008–2013

| Sons of Anarchy

| "Big" Otto Delaney

| 20 episodes

2015

| The Bastard Executioner

| The Dark Mute

| 9 episodes

==Producer==

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year !! Show !! Role

2002–2008

| The Shield

| Credited as:

Executive producer (Seasons 6–7)
Co-executive producer (Season 5)
Supervising producer (Season 4)
Co-producer (Season 3)
Story editor (Season 2)
Staff writer (Season 1)

2008–2014

| Sons of Anarchy

| Executive producer

2015

| The Bastard Executioner

| Executive producer

2018–2023

| Mayans M.C.

| Executive producer

==Writer==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Show !! Season !! Episode title !! Episode !! Original airdate !! Notes
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=3\|2019 \| rowspan=8\|Mayans M.C. \| rowspan=3\|2 \|"Hunahpu"	10	November 5, 2019
style="text-align:center;" \| "Itzam-Ye"	9	October 29, 2019	Co-written with Elgin James
style="text-align:center;" \| "Xbalanque"	1	September 3, 2019
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=5\|2018 \| rowspan=5\|1	"Cuervo/Tz'ikb'ull"	10	November 6, 2018
style="text-align:center;" \| "Serpiente/Chikchan"	9	October 30, 2018	Co-written with Sean Tretta
style="text-align:center;" \| "Murcielago/Zotz"	4	September 25, 2018	Co-written with Santa Sierra
style="text-align:center" \| "Escorpion/Dzec"	2	September 11, 2018
style="text-align:center;" \| "Perro/Oc"	1	September 4, 2018
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="3"\|2015 \| rowspan="3"\|The Bastard Executioner \| rowspan="3"\|1	"Effigy/Delw"	3	September 22, 2015	Co-written with Charles Murray and Nichole Beattie
style="text-align:center;"	"Pilot, Part 2"	2	September 15, 2015 \|
style="text-align:center;"	"Pilot, Part 1"	1	September 15, 2015 \|
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="13"\|2014 \| rowspan="64"\|Sons of Anarchy \| rowspan="13"\|7	"Papa's Goods"	13	December 9, 2014 \|
style="text-align:center;"	"Red Rose"	12	December 2, 2014	Co-written with Charles Murray
style="text-align:center;"	"Suits of Woe"	11	November 18, 2014	Co-written with Peter Elkoff and Mike Daniel
style="text-align:center;"	"Faith and Despondency"	10	November 11, 2014	Co-written with Kem Nunn and Gladys Rodriguez
style="text-align:center;"	"What a Piece of Work is Man"	9	November 4, 2014	Co-written with Mike Daniels and Roberto Patino
style="text-align:center;"	"The Separation of Crows"	8	October 28, 2014	Co-written with Peter Elkoff and John Barcheski
style="text-align:center;"	"Greensleeves"	7	October 21, 2014	Co-written with Gladys Rodriguez and Josh Botana
style="text-align:center;"	"Smoke 'em If You Got 'em"	6	October 14, 2014	Co-written with Mike Daniels
style="text-align:center;"	"Some Strange Eruption"	5	October 7, 2014	Co-written with Roberto Patino
style="text-align:center;"	"Poor Little Lambs"	4	September 30, 2014	Co-written with Kem Nunn
style="text-align:center;"	"Playing with Monsters"	3	September 23, 2014	Co-written with Peter Elkoff
style="text-align:center;"	"Toil and Till"	2	September 16, 2014	Co-written with Kem Nunn
\| "Black Widower"	1	September 9, 2014
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="12"\|2013 \| rowspan="12"\|6	"A Mother's Work"	13	December 10, 2013	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"You Are My Sunshine"	12	December 3, 2013	Co-written with Kem Nunn and Mike Daniels
style="text-align:center;"	"Aon Rud Persanta"	11	November 19, 2013	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"Huang Wu"	10	November 12, 2013	Co-written with Charles Murray
style="text-align:center;"	"John 8:32"	9	November 5, 2013	Co-written with Kem Nunn
style="text-align:center;"	"Los Fantasmas"	8	October 29, 2013	Co-written with Roberto Patino
style="text-align:center;"	"Sweet and Vaded"	7	October 22, 2013	Co-written with Adria Lang
style="text-align:center;"	"Salvage"	6	October 15, 2013	Co-written with Mike Daniels
style="text-align:center;"	"The Mad King"	5	October 8, 2013	Co-written with Roberto Patino and Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"Wolfsangel"	4	October 1, 2013	Co-written with Kem Nunn
style="text-align:center;"	"Poenitentia"	3	September 24, 2013	Co-written with Charles Murray
style="text-align:center;"	"Straw"	1	September 10, 2013
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="8"\|2012 \| rowspan="8"\|5	"J'ai Obtenu Cette"	13	December 4, 2012	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"Darthy"	12	November 27, 2012	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"To Thine Own Self"	11	November 20, 2012	Co-written with Mike Daniels and John Barcheski
style="text-align:center;"	"Andare Pescare"	9	November 6, 2012	Co-written with Liz Sagal
style="text-align:center;"	"Toad's Wild Ride"	7	October 23, 2012	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"Orca Shrugged"	5	October 9, 2012	Co-written with Regina Corrado
style="text-align:center;"	"Laying Pipe"	3	September 25, 2012	Co-written with Kem Nunn and Liz Sagal
style="text-align:center;"	"Sovereign"	1	September 11, 2012
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="7"\|2011 \| rowspan="7"\|4	"To Be, Act 2"	14	December 6, 2011	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"To Be, Act 1"	13	November 29, 2011	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"Burnt and Purged Away"	12	November 22, 2011	Co-written with Dave Erickson
style="text-align:center;"	"Hands"	10	November 8, 2011	Co-written with Chris Collins and David LaBrava
style="text-align:center;"	"Fruit for the Crows"	7	October 18, 2011	Co-written with Liz Sagal
style="text-align:center;"	"Una Venta"	4	September 27, 2011	Co-written with Marco Ramirez
style="text-align:center;"	"Out"	1	September 6, 2011
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="10"\|2010 \| rowspan="10"\|3	"NS"	13	November 30, 2010	Co-written with Dave Erickson
style="text-align:center;"	"June Wedding"	12	November 23, 2010	Story by Sutter, teleplay by Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"Bainne"	11	November 16, 2010	Co-written with Dave Erickson and Regina Corrado
style="text-align:center;"	"Fírinne"	10	November 9, 2010	Co-written with Vaun Wilmott
style="text-align:center;"	"Turas"	9	November 2, 2010	Story by Sutter, teleplay co-written by Chris Collins and Brady Dahl
style="text-align:center;"	"Lochan Mor"	8	October 26, 2010	Co-written with Dave Erickson and Liz Sagal
style="text-align:center;"	"Widening Gyre"	7	October 19, 2010	Co-written with Regina Corrado
style="text-align:center;"	"Home"	4	September 28, 2010	Co-written with Liz Sagal
style="text-align:center;"	"Oiled"	2	September 14, 2010	Co-written with Dave Erickson
style="text-align:center;"\|"SO" \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|September 7, 2010 \|
style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"\|2009 \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|"Na Trioblóidí" \| style="text-align:center;"\|13 \| style="text-align:center;"\|December 1, 2009 \|
style="text-align:center;"	"The Culling"	12	November 24, 2009	Co-written with Dave Erickson
style="text-align:center;"	"Service"	11	November 17, 2009	Teleplay co-written with Jack LoGiudice from a story by Brady Dahl and Cori Udica
style="text-align:center;"	"Potlatch"	8	October 27, 2009	Co-written with Misha Green
style="text-align:center;"	"Gilead"	7	October 20, 2009	Co-written with Chris Collins
style="text-align:center;"	"Eureka"	4	September 29, 2009	Co-written with Brett Conrad
style="text-align:center;"\|"Albification" \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|September 8, 2009 \|
style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"\|2008 \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|"The Revelator" \| style="text-align:center;"\|13 \| style="text-align:center;"\|November 26, 2008 \|
style="text-align:center;"\|"The Sleep of Babies" \| style="text-align:center;"\|12 \| style="text-align:center;"\|November 19, 2008 \|
style="text-align:center;"	"Capybara"	11	November 12, 2008	Co-written with Dave Erickson
style="text-align:center;"	"The Pull"	8	October 22, 2008	Co-written with Jack LoGiudice
style="text-align:center;"\|"Fun Town" \| style="text-align:center;"\|3 \| style="text-align:center;"\|September 17, 2008 \|
style="text-align:center;"\|"Seeds" \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|September 10, 2008 \|
style="text-align:center;"\|"Pilot" \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|September 3, 2008 \|
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="19"\|The Shield \| rowspan="2"\|7	"Parricide"	8	October 21, 2008	Co-written with Gary Lennon
style="text-align:center;"\|"Coefficient of Drag" \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|September 2, 2008 \|
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="2"\|2007 \| rowspan="2"\|6	"Exiled"	7	May 15, 2007	Co-written with Scott Rosenbaum
style="text-align:center;"\|"On The Jones" \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|April 3, 2007 \|
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="3"\|2006 \| rowspan="3"\|5	"Of Mice and Lem"	10	March 14, 2006	Co-written with Charles H. Eglee
style="text-align:center;"	"Trophy"	5	February 7, 2006	Co-written with Renee Palya and Tony Soltis
style="text-align:center;"\|"Extraction" \| style="text-align:center;"\|1 \| style="text-align:center;"\|January 10, 2006 \|
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="3"\|2005 \| rowspan="3"\|4	"Ain't That a Shame"	13	June 14, 2005	Story co-written with Shawn Ryan, teleplay by Ryan and Glen Mazzara
style="text-align:center;"	"Judas Priest"	12	June 7, 2005	Story co-written with Charles H. Eglee, teleplay co-written with Scott Rosenbaum
style="text-align:center;"\|"Grave" \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|March 22, 2005 \|
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="4"\|2004 \| rowspan="4"\|3	"Fire in the Hole"	13	June 1, 2004	Co-written with Charles H. Eglee
style="text-align:center;"\|"Slipknot" \| style="text-align:center;"\|9 \| style="text-align:center;"\|May 4, 2004 \|
style="text-align:center;"	"Mum"	5	April 6, 2004	Co-written with Shawn Ryan
style="text-align:center;"	"Playing Tight"	1	March 9, 2004	Co-written with Shawn Ryan
style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"\|2003 \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|"Scar Tissue" \| style="text-align:center;"\|8 \| style="text-align:center;"\|February 25, 2003 \|
style="text-align:center;"\|"Dead Soldiers" \| style="text-align:center;"\|2 \| style="text-align:center;"\|January 14, 2003 \|
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="3"\|2002 \| rowspan="3"\|1	"Two Days of Blood"	12	May 28, 2002	Co-written with Scott Rosenbaum
style="text-align:center;"	"Dragonchasers"	10	May 14, 2002	Co-written with Scott Rosenbaum
style="text-align:center;"\|"Blowback" \| style="text-align:center;"\|5 \| style="text-align:center;"\|April 9, 2002 \|

==Director==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Show !! Season !! Episode title !! Episode !! Original airdate !! Notes
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="1"\|2014 \| rowspan="8"\|Sons of Anarchy \| rowspan="1"\|7	"Papa's Goods"	13	December 9, 2014	Series finale
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="1"\|2013 \| rowspan="1"\|6	A Mother's Work	13	December 10, 2013	Season finale
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="1"\|2012 \| rowspan="1"\|5	"J'ai Obtenu Cette"	13	December 4, 2012	Season finale
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan="2"\|2011 \| rowspan="2"\|4	"To Be, Act 2"	14	December 6, 2011	Season finale Pt. 2
style="text-align:center;"	"To Be, Act 1"	13	November 29, 2011	Season finale Pt. 1
style="text-align:center;"	2010	3	"NS"	13	November 30, 2010	Season finale
style="text-align:center;"	2009	2	"Na Triobloidi"	13	December 1, 2009	Season finale
style="text-align:center;"	2008	1	"The Revelator"	13	November 26, 2008	Season finale
style="text-align:center;"	2007	The Shield	6	"Wins and Losses"	0	February 15, 2007	Promotional short for season 6

References

External links

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[http://sutterink.blogspot.com/ Sutter Ink Blog]
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[http://rocknrollghost.com/2010/11/28/tv-interview-kurt-sutter-sons-of-anarchy-fx Interview with Kurt Sutter]

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