---
name: "Chad Fiveash"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chad-fiveash"
fi1m_id: "chad-fiveash"
imdb_id: "nm1241294"
tmdb_id: 1214624
wikidata_id: "Q91915138"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "11 March 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T11:04:54.355098+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."
---

# Chad Fiveash

## Identity

Chad Fiveash

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chad-fiveash
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chad-fiveash
- **IMDb ID:** nm1241294
- **TMDB ID:** 1214624
- **Wikidata ID:** Q91915138
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91915138, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1241294/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214624

Writer. Born 11 March 1972 in Macon, Georgia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 11 March 1972, Macon, Georgia, USA
- **Active:** 2003–2009
- **Frequently works with:** [David Jackson](https://film.one/person/david-jackson.md), [James Patrick Stoteraux](https://film.one/person/james-patrick-stoteraux.md), [John Behring](https://film.one/person/john-behring.md), [Liz Friedlander](https://film.one/person/liz-friedlander.md), [Mike Daniels](https://film.one/person/mike-daniels.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91915138, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1241294/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214624

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Vampire Diaries*](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md) (71)
- **Disney+:** [*One Tree Hill*](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Chad Fiveash is an American writer and producer. He was born on 11 March 1972 in Macon, Georgia. His early credits include writing for the series *One Tree Hill* (2003) and the direct-to-video film *Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas* (2004).

Fiveash wrote multiple episodes of *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), often in collaboration with James Stoteraux, and served as co-executive producer and later executive producer on the series. He has also written for *Kyle XY* (2006), *Legend of the Seeker* (2008), *Switched at Birth* (2011), *Gotham* (2014), *Krypton* (2018), *Batwoman* (2019) and *Gotham Knights* (2023), where he was credited as a creator and showrunner. He has received one win and one nomination for his work.

*Sources: imdb.com, vampirediaries.fandom.com, tvrage.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), Fi1m 71, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md)
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), Fi1m 66, Writer, Executive Story Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

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

- *Gotham Knights* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Batwoman* (2019), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
- *Krypton* (2018), series, Writer
- *Gotham* (2014), series, Writer
- *Switched at Birth* (2011), series, Writer
- *Glory Daze* (2010), series, Writer
- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md)
- *Legend of the Seeker* (2008), series, Writer
- *Kyle XY* (2006), series, Writer
- *Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas* (2004), Screenplay, Story
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, Writer, Executive Story Editor, Co-Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Romeo!* (2003), series, Writer

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