Hart Hanson (born July 26, 1957) is an American-born television writer and producer, as well as an author. His family moved to

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when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the

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and a MFA from the

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, where he taught briefly. He is the creator, executive producer, and writer of the TV series ''

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''. In February 2013, ''

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'' reported that Hanson would be writing about an "overweight, offensive cop" on FOX's television show, '' Backstrom''. He considers himself a lapsed

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. He wrote ''The Driver'', a novel released by Dutton on August 8, 2017, and named by ''

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'' as one of the best crime novels of 2017. In 2019, Hanson joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.

Filmography

* '' African Skies'' (1991), Writer * ''

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'' (1993), Writer * ''Trust in Me'' (1994), Writer * ''Guitarman'' (1994), Writer * '' Whale Music'' (1994), Story editor * ''Nobody's Business'' (1995), Writer * ''Expert Witness'' (2003), Executive producer

Television

* ''

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'' (1991), Writer * ''

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'' (1992–1994), Writer, director, story editor * '' Road to Avonlea'' (1992–1996), Writer * '' Ready Or Not'' (1993), Writer * '' North of 60'' (1994–1996), Writer * '' Street Legal'' (1994), Writer * ''Trust in Me'' (1994), Associate Producer * '' Traders'' (1996–2000), Writer, supervising producer * '' The Outer Limits'' (1997), writer * ''

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'' (1997–1999), writer * '' Cupid'' (1998–1999), Writer, consulting/supervising producer * '' Snoops'' (1999), Co-executive producer * '' Judging Amy'' (2000–2003), Writer, consulting producer, executive producer * '' Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2004), Writer, consulting producer * ''

'' (2005–2017), Creator, writer, executive producer * '' The Finder'' (2012), Creator, writer. executive producer * '' Backstrom'' (2014), Creator, writer, executive producer

Fiction

*''The Driver: A Novel'' (2017)

Awards and nominations

Hanson has won 4 Gemini Awards. He was awarded Austin Film Festival's Outstanding Television Award in 2011.

References

External links

*
Hart Hanson's Twitter feed
1957 births Living people American expatriates in Canada Television producers from California American soap opera writers American male television writers Canadian Screen Award winners People from Burlingame, California Showrunners University of Toronto alumni University of British Columbia alumni Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area Screenwriters from California {{US-tv-bio-stub