Matt Wheeler (also known as Matt JL Wheeler) is a British screenwriter and producer who has worked in television and film.
Education
Wheeler graduated from
Cambridge University
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Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
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with a degree in English literature,
before attending the
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT), is one of the 12 schools within the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles, California. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leadi ...
where he gained an MFA in screenwriting. He was awarded the BAFTA scholarship, and in addition to winning the 2010 UCLA showcase competition, he was also granted the prestigious Samuel Goldwyn Award.
Works
Wheeler adapted "The Informant" for
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
(based on the
Thomas Perry novel) and "Tin Men" for
Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American Film studio, film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, Califo ...
as well as writing the screenplay for the 2016 film ''
Who Gets the Dog?'', starring
Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone ( ; born October 4, 1976) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller '' The Crush'' (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prominence at age 16 as a ...
.
In 2015, he joined CBS's ''
Hawaii Five-0'', where he worked for
five seasons, with writing credits on 32 episodes. For seasons 9 and 10, Wheeler was a co-showrunner. Wheeler wrote the pilot and co-created the summer event series,
Salvation
Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...
, which premiered on CBS on 12 July 2017.
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century British screenwriters
British film producers
British television writers
British male screenwriters
British science fiction writers
UCLA Film School alumni
Selwyn College, Cambridge
BAFTA winners (people)
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