---
name: "Curtis Gwinn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/curtis-gwinn"
fi1m_id: "curtis-gwinn"
imdb_id: "nm1383735"
tmdb_id: 937878
wikidata_id: "Q55688172"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "31 May 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-22T21:30:33.939748+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."
---

# Curtis Gwinn

## Identity

Curtis Gwinn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/curtis-gwinn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** curtis-gwinn
- **IMDb ID:** nm1383735
- **TMDB ID:** 937878
- **Wikidata ID:** Q55688172
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55688172, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1383735/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937878

Writer and producer. Born 31 May 1975 in New York City.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 31 May 1975, New York City
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Fierro](https://film.one/person/adam-fierro.md), [Daniel Sackheim](https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim.md), [Frank Darabont](https://film.one/person/frank-darabont.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Michelle MacLaren](https://film.one/person/michelle-maclaren.md), [Robert Kirkman](https://film.one/person/robert-kirkman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 77 (4), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 76 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 4, Action & Adventure 3, Animation 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55688172, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1383735/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937878

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Stranger Things*](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md) (77), [*Narcos*](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md) (76), [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*INVINCIBLE*](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Curtis Gwinn is an American television writer and producer. He began his career as a comedic writer, director and improviser, performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York in the early 2000s before transitioning to drama.

Gwinn wrote episodes of AMC's *The Walking Dead* (2010) and served as supervising producer on its fourth season. He later contributed as writer and producer to HBO's *The Leftovers* (2014), Netflix's *Narcos* (2015) and *Stranger Things* (2016), where he also worked as executive producer across multiple seasons. Other credits include writing for *Invincible* (2021) and creating the comedy series *Filthy Preppy Teen$* (2016). In 2026 he signed a multi-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television.

He has received two Primetime Emmy nominations.

*Sources: imdb.com, strangerthings.fandom.com, variety.com, walkingdead.fandom.com, fastcompany.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *Stranger Things* (2016), Fi1m 77, Writer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *Narcos* (2015), Fi1m 76, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md)
- *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, Supervising Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *Stranger Things* (2016), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *Filthy Preppy Teen$* (2016), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Bastard Executioner* (2015), series, Writer, Supervising Producer
- *Narcos* (2015), series, Teleplay — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md)
- *The Leftovers* (2014), series, Writer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Animal Practice* (2012), series, Writer
- *High Road* (2012), as Tow Truck Driver
- *Death Valley* (2011), series, Writer, Creator
- *NTSF:SD:SUV::* (2011), series, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer
- *Happy Endings* (2011), series, as Normal Guy #2
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2010), as Band Member
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Trustafarian
- *Twisted Fortune* (2007), as Bartender
- *Aqua Teen Hunger Force* (2000), series, as Chimp Alien (voice)
- *Bang!*, Executive Producer

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