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Alex Kurtzman(II)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Alex Kurtzman is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed People Like Us and the panned 2017 reboot The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. He wrote Transformers 1 and 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Star Trek, The Island and Cowboys & Aliens. He also created the TV show Fringe.
BornSeptember 7, 1973
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BornSeptember 7, 1973
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
    Sleepy Hollow
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Mummy (2017)
    The Mummy
    5.4
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2017
    Star Trek (2009)
    Star Trek
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 2009
    Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Star Trek: Discovery
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026–2027
    • Untitled Star Trek Live-Action Project
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • The Big One
      • producer
      • Completed
    • Far Rockaway
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2026
    • Kerrice Brooks, Zoë Steiner, George Hawkins, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, and Karim Diane in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
      Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
      4.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2026
    • Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Sessa, Dave Franco, Justice Smith, and Ariana Greenblatt in Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
      Now You See Me: Now You Don't
      5.9
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2025
    • Naveen Andrews in Star Trek: Khan (2025)
      Star Trek: Khan
      6.9
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley in Come See Me in the Good Light (2025)
      Come See Me in the Good Light
      7.5
      • co-executive producer
      • 2025
    • Michelle Yeoh and Sophy Holland in Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
      Star Trek: Section 31
      3.8
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Jerry O'Connell, Dawnn Lewis, Fred Tatasciore, Gillian Vigman, Paul Scheer, Eugene Cordero, Noël Wells, Jack Quaid, Gabrielle Ruiz, and Tawny Newsome in Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
      Star Trek: Lower Decks
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2024
    • Mother Mother (2024)
      Mother Mother
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Star Trek: Prodigy (2021)
      Star Trek: Prodigy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2024
    • Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, and Jay Will in Rob Peace (2024)
      Rob Peace
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, and Ed Speleers in Star Trek: Picard (2020)
      Star Trek: Picard
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2023
    • Steven Melendez in Lift (2022)
      Lift
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
      The Man Who Fell to Earth
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2022
    • Rebecca Breeds in Clarice (2021)
      Clarice
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in The Comey Rule (2020)
      The Comey Rule
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020

    Writer

    • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      • created by
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026–2027
    • Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
      • story by
      • teleplay by
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2027
    • Untitled Star Trek Live-Action Project
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      8.2
      TV Series
      • created by
      • story by
      • 2022–2026
    • Kerrice Brooks, Zoë Steiner, George Hawkins, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, and Karim Diane in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
      Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
      4.6
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • created by
      • 2026
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, and Ed Speleers in Star Trek: Picard (2020)
      Star Trek: Picard
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • story by
      • 2020–2023
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
      The Man Who Fell to Earth
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • created by
      • 2022
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      6.9
      TV Series
      • created by
      • created by
      • written by (showrunner) ...
      • 2017–2024
    • Rebecca Breeds in Clarice (2021)
      Clarice
      6.6
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • created for television by
      • developed for television by ...
      • 2021
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      Hawaii Five-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • written by
      • story by
      • 2010–2020
    • Rebecca Romijn, H. Jon Benjamin, Doug Jones, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Rainn Wilson, Kenric Green, Rosa Salazar, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)
      Star Trek: Short Treks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2018–2020
    • The Mummy (2017)
      The Mummy
      5.4
      • screen story by
      • 2017
    • Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
      Sleepy Hollow
      7.3
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • written by
      • story ...
      • 2013–2017
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
      6.6
      • screenplay by
      • screen story by
      • 2014
    • Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013)
      Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • developed for television by
      • 2013
    • Transformers Prime (2010)
      Transformers Prime
      8.1
      TV Series
      • developed for television by
      • 2010–2013
    • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
      Star Trek Into Darkness
      7.7
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Star Trek (2013)
      Star Trek
      7.0
      Video Game
      • writer
      • 2013

    Director

    • Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2027
    • Kerrice Brooks, Zoë Steiner, George Hawkins, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, and Karim Diane in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
      Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
      The Man Who Fell to Earth
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Mummy (2017)
      The Mummy
      5.4
      • directed by
      • 2017
    • Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine, and Michael Hall D'Addario in People Like Us (2012)
      People Like Us
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Margaret Larson in New Day (2010)
      New Day
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
      Alias
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Alex Kurtzman-Counter)
      • 2003
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Alex Kurtzman-Counter
    • Born
      • September 7, 1973
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Samantha Counter2002 - present (1 child)
    • Parents
        Jane Rhonda (Rubin)
    • Relatives
      • Marisa(Sibling)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Son-in-law of Nick Counter.
    • Trademark
      Known for making science fiction works.

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