---
name: "Damon Lindelof"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/damon-lindelof"
fi1m_id: "damon-lindelof"
imdb_id: "nm0511541"
tmdb_id: 28974
wikidata_id: "Q310556"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "24 April 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T19:50:52.104529+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."
---

# Damon Lindelof

## Identity

Damon Lindelof

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/damon-lindelof
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** damon-lindelof
- **IMDb ID:** nm0511541
- **TMDB ID:** 28974
- **Wikidata ID:** Q310556
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Lindelof, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310556, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511541/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28974

Writer and producer. Born 24 April 1973 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 24 April 1973, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Damon Laurence Lindelof, Damon L. Lindelof
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 8 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/person/j-j-abrams.md), [Stephen Williams](https://film.one/person/stephen-williams.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md), [Carly Wray](https://film.one/person/carly-wray.md), [Chris Pine](https://film.one/person/chris-pine.md), [Drew Goddard](https://film.one/person/drew-goddard.md), [Fred Toye](https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye.md), [Lila Byock](https://film.one/person/lila-byock.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (3), 2010s 69 (5), 2020s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Mystery 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 4, Science Fiction 3, Action 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,403m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Lindelof, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310556, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511541/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28974

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87), [*Watchmen*](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md) (84), [*Lanterns*](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek*](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md) (81), [*Star Trek Into Darkness*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md) (60), [*World War Z*](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md) (55)
- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81)
- **Peacock:** [*Prometheus*](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md) (60)

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

## Fi1m on Damon Lindelof

> Damon Lindelof is worth following for the people he puts inside his elaborate mysteries. We are less persuaded when another complication takes time away from them, a habit that makes *Lanterns* a qualified recommendation.

Two Green Lanterns sit in a car, with rather different feelings about the job. In *Lanterns* (2026), Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler, has grown tired of his ring; Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart is unsure he wants his. There is a death to investigate in a small town, with a possible explanation that comes from beyond Earth. For long stretches, this gives Lindelof and fellow writers Chris Mundy and Tom King a patient police drama worth watching.

*Lost* (2004–2010), which he co-created with J.J. Abrams and ran with Carlton Cuse, established his taste for ensemble mysteries. Faith, reason and the search for meaning recur across his work, often in stories told out of order. The attractions are clear: different people can live with the same uncertainty in quite different ways. The danger is that their troubles get crowded out by questions about the plot.

A stretch of film screenwriting included *Prometheus* (2012), before *The Leftovers* (2014–2017), co-created with Tom Perrotta, developed his interest in characters living with uncertainty. That is a useful direction for a writer willing to leave questions unanswered. *Watchmen* (2019) took an existing comic and knew what it wanted to say with it. We do not need every mystery explained, but we do need that sense that the writer knows why it matters.

*Lanterns* has some of that seriousness, but cannot settle on what deserves our attention. Chandler and Pierre make the relationship between an experienced man and his reluctant junior worth the time the programme gives it. We grew frustrated whenever it cut away from them, because their shared scenes were the reason we wanted to keep watching. Across eight episodes, the investigation keeps pulling attention from a relationship that could have sustained a simpler story.

With Mundy and King also writing *Lanterns*, it would be careless to assign every detour to Lindelof. His willingness to leave questions open is no excuse for spending so long deciding which story to tell. Start with *Watchmen*; approach *Lanterns* for Chandler and Pierre, and expect interruptions.

## Biography

Damon Lindelof is an American screenwriter, producer and showrunner. He was born on 24 April 1973 in New Jersey.

Lindelof co-created and wrote for the series *Lost* (2004–2010). He later created *The Leftovers* (2014–2017) and *Watchmen* (2019). His film credits include co-writing *Prometheus* (2012). He co-created the series *Lanterns* (2026).

He has received three Primetime Emmy Awards.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

### Wrote (8) — the average rests on these

- *Lanterns* (2026), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md)
- *Watchmen* (2019), Fi1m 84, Writer, Creator, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, Writer, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Creator, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Fi1m 60, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *World War Z* (2013), Fi1m 55, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *Prometheus* (2012), Fi1m 60, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md)
- *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), Fi1m 80, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Writer, Creator, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Star Trek* (2009), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *Lanterns* (2026), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md)
- *Superman* (2025), Thanks — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot* (2023), Actor
- *Mrs. Davis* (2023), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Creator
- *The Hunt* (2020), Producer, Writer
- *Watchmen* (2019), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *Tomorrowland* (2015), Producer, Story, Screenplay
- *The Leftovers* (2014), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay, Creator — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk* (2013), Writer
- *Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk* (2013), series, Comic Book, Writer
- *World War Z* (2013), Screenplay — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/world-war-z.md)
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Producer, Writer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Heroes and Demons* (2012), Writer
- *Prometheus* (2012), Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md)
- *The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023* (2012), Writer
- *Cowboys & Aliens* (2011), Screenplay
- *Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis* (2010), Writer
- *The New Man in Charge* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Star Trek* (2009), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), series, Story — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, Writer, Teleplay
- *Wasteland* (1999), series, Writer
- *Undressed* (1999), series, Writer
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, Writer
- *The Chain*, series, Story, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *HBO backstories - WATCHMEN*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Damon Lindelof](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-73a5a6dae6ca.jpg) Damon Lindelof — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Damon_Lindelof_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![kristin.eonline.com - Comic-Con 2009 - Lost press room - San Diego, Calif. - July 25, 2009](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-4628c5125141.jpg) kristin.eonline.com - Comic-Con 2009 - Lost press room - San Diego, Calif. - July 25, 2009 — watchwithkristin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Carlton_Cuse%2C_Damon_Lindelof%2C_Jimmy_Fallon.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![kristin.eonline.com - Comic-Con 2009 - Lost panel - San Diego, Calif. - July 25, 2009](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-bd957148088e.jpg) kristin.eonline.com - Comic-Con 2009 - Lost panel - San Diego, Calif. - July 25, 2009 — Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Carlton_Cuse%2C_Damon_Lindelof_%283756162434%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![DSC_5522 (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-a539a88893ab.jpg) DSC_5522 (2010) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/DSC_5522_%284394508112%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5522_%284394508112%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-0cd8d0b82de7.jpg) Damon Lindelof — Image via TMDB
- ![Damon Lindelof](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-c612a1d7108f.jpg) Damon Lindelof — Image via TMDB
- ![DSC_5526 (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-a24bab5d81d7.jpg) DSC_5526 (2010) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/DSC_5526_%284394501718%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5526_%284394501718%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![DSC_5527 (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/230/gallery-84dea3d90a13.jpg) DSC_5527 (2010) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/DSC_5527_%284394504728%29.jpg/1280px-DSC_5527_%284394504728%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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