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name: "Ben H. Winters"
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born: "14 July 1976"
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updated: "2026-09-17T14:41:59.452290+00:00"
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# Ben H. Winters

Writer. Born 14 July 1976 in Potomac.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 14 July 1976, Potomac
- **Also known as:** Ben Winters
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_H._Winters, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885768, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001520/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2347594

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Legion*](https://film.one/tv/legion.md) (77)

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## Biography

Ben H. Winters is an American writer of novels, television series and comics. He wrote episodes of the FX series *Legion* (2017) and created the CBS procedural *Tracker* (2024), on which he also served as executive producer. He contributed as writer and producer to the Apple TV+ limited series *Manhunt* (2024).

Winters is the author of the *Last Policeman* trilogy and other novels including *Underground Airlines* and *Golden State*. The trilogy received an Edgar Award and a Philip K. Dick Award. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, benhwinters.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Legion* (2017), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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

- *Manhunt* (2024), series, Supervising Producer, Writer
- *Tracker* (2024), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Legion* (2017), series, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 6 won, 6 nominated

- Bob Morane award for best foreign novel 2022: Bob Morane award for best foreign novel (won), for *Golden State*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2020: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Golden State*
- Bob Morane award for best foreign novel 2019: Bob Morane award for best foreign novel (won), for *Underground Airlines*
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel 2019: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel (won), for *Underground Airlines*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2017: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Underground Airlines*
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel 2016: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel (nominated), for *The Last Policeman*
- Sidewise Award for Alternate History 2016: Sidewise Award for Alternate History (won), for *Underground Airlines*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2015: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *World of Trouble*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2014: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Countdown City*
- Philip K. Dick Award 2014: Philip K. Dick Award (won), for *Countdown City*
- Edgar Awards 2013: Edgar Awards (won), for *The Last Policeman*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2013: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *The Last Policeman*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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