John C. Kelley (sometimes credited as John Kelley) 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 who formerly served as a supervising producer on the acclaimed

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medical drama ''

House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air c ...

'' (2004–12).

Career

Kelley's career in entertainment began when he wrote and directed a short film entitled ''The Yellow Badge of Courage'' in 1999. In 2001 he served as a producer and writer on a television special entitled ''Earthship.TV'', a display of footage from filmmaker James Cameron's expedition to the wreck of the RMS ''

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''. From 2003 to 2007 he served as a writer and producer on the

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...

crime series ''

NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'', writing or co-writing sixteen episodes during this time. In 2010 he wrote a freelance episode of ''House'', which aired as part of its sixth season. He was brought aboard as a staff writer at the beginning of season seven.

Television work

''NCIS'' episodes

* 1.03: "Sea Dog" (with

Donald P. Bellisario Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935) is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and wrote episodes for the TV series ''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), ''Tales of the Gold Monkey'' (1982–1983), ''Airwolf'' (1984–198 ...

) * 1.03: "Marine Down" * 1.15: "Enigma" * 1.20: "Missing" * 2.05: "The Bone Yard" * 2.09: "Forced Entry" (with Jesse Stern) * 2.11: "Black Water" (with Juan Carlos Coto) * 2.15: "Caught on Tape" (with Chris Crowe and Gil Grant) * 2.23: "

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" * 3.03: "Mind Games" (with Jeffrey Kirkpatrick) * 3.04: "Silver War" (with Joshua Lurie) * 4.01: "Shalom" (with Donald Bellisario) * 4.10: "Smoked" (with Robert Palm) * 4.11: "Driven" (with

Nell Scovell Helen Vivian "Nell" Scovell is an American television and magazine writer, and producer. She is the creator of the television series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', which aired on ABC and The WB from 1996 until 2003 and co-author of the book '' ...

and Richard Arthur) * 4.15: "Friends and Lovers" * 4.19: "

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''House'' episodes

* 6.18: "

Knight Fall The sixth season of ''House'' premiered on September 21, 2009, with a two-hour premiere filmed at the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey. In the United Kingdom, the season began airing on Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD on October 4, 2009. Se ...

" * 7.03: " Unwritten" * 7.14: " Recession Proof" * 7.17: "

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" * 8.05: " The Confession" * 8.14: " Love Is Blind" * 8.19: " The C Word"

''
The Blacklist ''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series created by Jon Bokenkamp and developed by John Eisendrath. It stars James Spader as Raymond Reddington, an international criminal and one of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitives ...
'' episodes

* 1.05: "The Courier (No. 85)"

References

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