Jesse Alexander 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. He was a co-executive producer and writer on ''

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''. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Alexander attended

Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York, United States. Founded as a Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in 1926, Sarah Lawrence College has been coeducational ...

and

AFI Conservatory The AFI Conservatory is a private non-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on stor ...

. At Sarah Lawrence, he befriended J. J. Abrams, his collaborator on a number of projects. Alexander became showrunner for ''

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'' starting with the second season, replacing

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and Michael Green. This was also his only season, replaced with Charles Eglee for season three.

Filmography

Producer

* ''

'' (as co-executive producer) * '' Alias'' (as executive producer) * '' Animated Alias: Tribunal'' (as executive producer) * '' Lost'' (as executive consultant, co-executive producer)

Writer

* '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (as staff writer) * ''

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'' (as staff writer) * ''

'' (as staff writer) * ''Alias'' (as staff writer) * ''

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'' (2002) (as screenplay) * '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos: Shotgun Opera'' (2009) (comic)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Jesse American male television writers American showrunners American television producers American television writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)