Jeff Pinkner is an American television and movie writer and producer.
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Early life and education
Born to a Jewish family, Pinkner graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore, Maryland in 1983, Northwestern University in 1987, and Harvard Law School in 1990.
Career
He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost. The Lost writing staff, including Pinkner, were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons of Lost. In 2010, he has an overall deal with Warner Bros. TV.
Pinkner wrote Columbia Pictures's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 script with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The film starred Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, and was directed by Marc Webb. It opened in the U.S. May 2014.
He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, and Bryan Burk.
Fringe
In 2008, Pinkner began developing the FOX science fiction series Fringe, along with co-creators Alex Kurtzman, J. J. Abrams and Roberto Orci. Pinkner served as co-showrunner, executive producer, and writer (titles he shared with J. H. Wyman) through the show's fourth season. After the conclusion of season four, Pinkner left the series. Episodes he contributed to include:
"The Same Old Story" (01.02) (co-written by Orci, Abrams, and Kurtzman)
"The Arrival" (01.04) (co-written by Abrams)
"In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" (01.07) (co-written with Abrams)
"Bound" (02.11) (co-written by Abrams, Orci, and Kurtzman)
"The Road Not Taken" (01.19) (Pinkner and supervising producer J. R. Orci co-wrote the teleplay, based on a story by consulting producer Akiva Goldsman)
"There's More Than One of Everything" (01.20) (Pinkner and Wyman co-wrote the teleplay, based on a story by Goldsman and executive producer Bryan Burk)
"Night of Desirable Objects" (02.02) (co-written with Wyman)
"August" (02.08) (co-written by Wyman)
"Peter" (02.16) (Pinkner, Wyman, and supervising producer Josh Singer wrote the teleplay based on a story along with Goldsman)
"Brown Betty" (02.20) (co-written with Goldsman and Wyman)
"Over There (Part 1)" (02.22) (co-written by Wyman and Goldsman)
"Over There (Part 2)" (02.23) (co-written by Goldsman and Wyman)
Filmography
Film writer
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
The 5th Wave (2016)
The Dark Tower (2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Venom (2018)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Jumanji: Open World (2026)
Television
