---
name: "Chip Johannessen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chip-johannessen"
fi1m_id: "chip-johannessen"
imdb_id: "nm0423715"
tmdb_id: 42106
wikidata_id: "Q10860859"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-23T11:59:13.865856+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."
---

# Chip Johannessen

## Identity

Chip Johannessen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chip-johannessen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chip-johannessen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0423715
- **TMDB ID:** 42106
- **Wikidata ID:** Q10860859
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Johannessen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10860859, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42106

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 2000 in Detroit.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Detroit
- **Active:** 1990–2011
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Gansa](https://film.one/person/alex-gansa.md), [Howard Gordon](https://film.one/person/howard-gordon.md), [James Whitmore Jr.](https://film.one/person/james-whitmore-jr.md), [Adam Fierro](https://film.one/person/adam-fierro.md), [Brad Turner](https://film.one/person/brad-turner.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Chris Brancato](https://film.one/person/chris-brancato.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (2), 2000s 76 (2), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 4, Drama 4, Mystery 2, Action & Adventure 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Johannessen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10860859, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42106

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78), [*24*](https://film.one/tv/24.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74)
- **Paramount+:** [*Beverly Hills, 90210*](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) (74)

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, Teleplay, Writer, Story, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

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

- *Accused* (2023), series, Writer
- *Homeland* (2011), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Moonlight* (2007), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Surface* (2005), series, Writer
- *Empire* (2005), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *24* (2001), series, Writer, Teleplay, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family* (2000), series, Writer
- *The Crow: Salvation* (2000), Writer
- *Millennium* (1996), series, Producer, Writer
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Rugrats* (1991), series, Writer
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Married... with Children* (1987), series, Writer
- *Last Resort* (1986), as Firebreather

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2013: Outstanding Drama Series (nominated), for *Homeland*
- 2012: Outstanding Drama Series (won), for *Homeland*
- 2011: Outstanding Drama Series (nominated), for *Dexter*

### Other awards — 1 won, 4 nominated

- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series 2014: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series (nominated), for *Homeland*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series 2013: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series (nominated), for *Homeland*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series 2012: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series (nominated), for *Homeland*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series 2012: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series (won), for *Homeland*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series 2011: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series (nominated), for *Dexter*

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

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