Bruno Heller (born 13 January 1960) is an English screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for creating the HBO television series ''

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''. He has produced the TV series '' Gotham'', based on the Batman franchise, for FOX and '' Pennyworth'' for

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Early life and family

Heller's father, Lukas, was a German Jewish emigre and screenwriter ('' Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte'', '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?''). His mother, Caroline (née Carter), was an English Quaker and instrumental in keeping up the Labour Party's "Save London Transport Campaign". He has three siblings, including Zoë, a columnist and writer who has published three novels, including ''

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''. Heller graduated from the

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near Brighton.

Career

Heller was a union soundman working in England in the 1980s when film sets were rigidly hierarchical. While working as a soundman on a series of films about England's infamous Miners' Strike, Heller met well-regarded Portuguese director Eduardo Guedes. The two collaborated on what would become Heller's first writing credit, the 1994 film ''

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. ("Pax" is the Latin word for "Peace" used in the Portuguese epitaphs on gravestones.) He left England for New York, where he met his wife, Miranda Cowley, granddaughter of the American poet and critic

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, in a disco. After five years in the city, Heller moved with his family to Los Angeles where he worked on various television dramas including two projects for the

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'' and '' The Huntress''. But his breakthrough came with ''

'', which he co-created. After the cancellation of that series for its high costs, Heller created ''

''. In September 2012, Heller sold a legal drama named ''The Advocates'' to CBS, which was written and executive produced by him, but the project finally did not go to series. In 2014 Heller created a TV series based on the Batman character James Gordon called '' Gotham'' for Fox Broadcasting Company.

''Rome''

Along with John Milius and William J. MacDonald, Heller created the television series ''Rome'', co-produced by HBO and the

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Early life and family

Career

''Rome''

''Rome'' episodes written by Heller

''The Mentalist''

''The Mentalist'' episodes written by Heller

''Gotham''

''Gotham'' episodes written by Heller

''Pennyworth''

Personal life

References

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