---
name: "Ahmadu Garba"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ahmadu-garba"
fi1m_id: "ahmadu-garba"
imdb_id: "nm2179750"
tmdb_id: 1761062
wikidata_id: "Q113071210"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "13 November 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 51
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T12:15:57.671946+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ahmadu Garba

## Identity

Ahmadu Garba

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ahmadu-garba
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ahmadu-garba
- **IMDb ID:** nm2179750
- **TMDB ID:** 1761062
- **Wikidata ID:** Q113071210
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113071210, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2179750/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1761062

Writer and producer. Born 13 November 1980 in Washington, D.C., USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 13 November 1980, Washington, D.C., USA
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 51, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113071210, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2179750/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1761062

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Halo*](https://film.one/tv/halo.md) (52)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Scarpetta*](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ahmadu Garba is a television writer and producer. Born in Washington, D.C., he spent several years in Nigeria, his family's native country, while his father was held as a political prisoner. He received a B.A. from The George Washington University and moved to Hollywood after briefly attending law school.

Garba is a 2016 Fox Writers Intensive alumnus. His feature script *Augustus* was a semi-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowship. He has written episodes for series including *The Sinner* (2017), *Happy!* (2017), *Dr. Death* (2021), *Halo* (2022), *Tales of the Walking Dead* (2022), *The Girl from Plainville* (2022) and *Scarpetta* (2026). He has also held producer roles on several of these programmes and sold series to networks including AMC, Peacock, Hulu, FX, Paramount+ and Netflix.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Scarpetta* (2026), Fi1m 50, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Halo* (2022), Fi1m 52, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/halo.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Scarpetta* (2026), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Tales of the Walking Dead* (2022), series, Writer
- *The Girl from Plainville* (2022), series, Writer
- *Halo* (2022), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/halo.md)
- *Dr. Death* (2021), series, Co-Producer, Writer
- *HAPPY!* (2017), series, Staff Writer, Teleplay
- *The Sinner* (2017), series, Writer, Story Editor
- *Meet the Fockers* (2004), Post Production Assistant — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-fockers.md)

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