Erica Messer is an American

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, producer, and story editor. She has written episodes of television series such as '' Alias'', ''

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'', '' Charmed'', and ''

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''. She has also co-produced two television shows: ''Charmed'' and ''Criminal Minds'', as well as acting as a story editor on ''Alias'' and executive story editor on ''The O.C.''

Career

Messer began her career with the

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'' Alias'' in 2001 as a

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. In 2002, she was promoted to

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on ''Alias''. Messer, then in 2003–04, wrote several episodes for ''

'' and serving as executive story editor. She wrote one episode for '' Charmed'' in 2004. From 2004–05, Messer was the co- producer of ''Charmed''. From 2005 to the present, she has been with the television series ''

'' as a

, producer,

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, and

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. In 2010, Messer was named co-showrunner. In 2011, she was named sole showrunner. In 2013, Messer re-signed her contract with ''Criminal Minds''. In 2014, CBS was looking for a

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. In 2015, Messer wrote the

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episode "

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" in the tenth season of ''Criminal Minds'' for which the spin-off '' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'' was created. Messer has also co-written multiple episodes of ''

'' with star

Kirsten Vangsness Kirsten Simone Vangsness (born July 7, 1972) is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her portrayal of FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia on the CBS drama series ''Criminal Minds''. She portrayed the same character on the sp ...

Filmography

Television credits

Production credits

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