Christine Ann Boylan (born July 25, 1977) is an American

television writer A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and producer. She is known for her work on the

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series ''

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''.

Life and career

Christine attended

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a Private university, private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, includ ...

. Since 2010, she has been married to screenwriter

Eric Heisserer Eric Andrew Heisserer (born 1970) is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, television writer, and television producer. His screenplay for the film '' Arrival'' earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 89th Academy Awards in 20 ...

. Her first job was on the planned

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apocalyptic miniseries ''

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'', as an executive writer and story editor. The project ultimately never aired. She was a writer and story editor on the

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drama '' Leverage'', from 2008-2010. Her next position was at the

medical drama '' Off the Map'', as a writer and executive story editor. She contributed

two episodes ''Two Episodes'' is a composition for orchestra by the Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg. The work was commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, for which Lindberg was composer-in-residence, and co-commissioned by The Proms, the Helsin ...

during the show's only season. In summer 2011, Boylan joined the fourth season of the ABC crime series ''

'', as a writer and co-producer. After the completion of the season she departed the show. Boylan additionally served as a writer and producer on the

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and

third Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system Places * 3rd Street (di ...

seasons of the ABC

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' *Mystery, a seahorse that SpongeBob SquarePants adopts in the episode " My Pre ...

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''. Episodes she has contributed to include: *"

Tallahassee Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2024, the est ...

" 2.06 (co-written with consulting producer

Jane Espenson Jane Espenson (born July 14, 1964) is an American television writer and producer. Espenson has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and shared ...

) *" Tiny" 2.13 (co-written by producer

Kalinda Vazquez Kalinda Vazquez is an American television writer and producer. She is well known for her work on the Fox drama ''Prison Break'' and The CW espionage series ''Nikita''. Career Vazquez worked as a writing assistant, staff writer and story editor ...

) *"

The Evil Queen The Evil Queen (), also called the Wicked Queen or simply the Queen, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of "Snow White", a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. In the Grimm's story, the Queen is Snow White's stepmother o ...

" 2.20 (co-written with consulting producer

) *" Good Form" 3.05 (co-written with producer Daniel T. Thomsen) *" Save Henry" 3.09 (co-written with producer Daniel T. Thomsen)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boylan, Christine 1977 births American television producers American women television producers Hofstra University alumni Living people American women television writers American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Screenwriters from New York (state) 21st-century American women