Biography
Alex Kurtzman is an American screenwriter, producer and director. Born in Los Angeles on 7 September 1973, he attended Wesleyan University and began his career writing with longtime collaborator Roberto Orci.
He is known for co-writing the screenplays for Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). Kurtzman made his directorial debut with People Like Us (2012) and directed The Mummy (2017). He co-created the television series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and serves as showrunner of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026–present), on which he also directs and writes.
Kurtzman produced Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025). He frequently collaborates with Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams, and founded the production company Secret Hideout.
