Tim Minear (born October 29, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He was born in New York, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach.
Tim was an assistant director on the film Platoon, and wrote episodes for several television series including The X-Files and The New Adventures of Superman. He later wrote, executive produced, and directed episodes of Angel, Firefly, and Wonderfalls.
Credits
- Angel
- 1x05 'Sense and Sensibility' (writer)
- 1x09 'Hero' (cowriter)
- 1x11 'Somnambulist' (writer)
- 1x15 'The Prodigal' (writer)
- 1x19 'Sanctuary' (cowriter)
- 2x02 'Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been' (writer)
- 2x07 'Darla' (writer and director)
- 2x09 'The Trial' (cowriter)
- 2x10 'Reunion' (cowriter)
- 2x15 'Reprise' (writer)
- 2x16 'Epiphany' (writer)
- 2x21 'Through The Looking Glass' (writer and director)
- 3x03 'That Old Gang of Mine' (writer)
- 3x06 'Billy' (cowriter)
- 3x09 'Lullaby' (writer and director)
- 3x14 'Couplet' (cowriter)
- 3x20 'A New World' (director)
- 3x21 'Benediction' (writer and director)
- 4x22 'Home' (writer and director)
- Firefly
- 1x02 'The Train Job' (cowriter)
- 1x03 'Bushwhacked' (writer)
- 1x07 'Out of Gas' (writer and director)
- 1x12 'The Message' (cowriter)
- Wonderfalls
- 1x02 'Karma Chameleon' (writer)
Minear's work is typically characterised by a sharp, black humour and an ability to portray characters who are sympathetic, understandable and competely "wrong"; the best example of this is Angel season two, where Minear wrote all of the key episodes in the 'beige Angel' arc.
He is currently working on a screenplay of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.
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