Biography
Chris Brancato is an American television and film writer and producer. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, graduated from Teaneck High School in 1980 and from Brown University.
He began his career as a writer and story editor on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1992. Brancato co-wrote the The X-Files episode 'Eve', which aired in 1993. He created the series First Wave (1998–2001) and wrote the films Hoodlum (1997) and Species II (1998). Later credits include writing for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Hannibal, and co-creating Narcos (2015) and Narcos: Mexico. He has also created and written Godfather of Harlem (2019–) and Hotel Cocaine (2024).
