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name: "Daniel T. Thomsen"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
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average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T03:15:27.775258+00:00"
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# Daniel T. Thomsen

Writer. Born 1 January 1901 in Syracuse.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Syracuse
- **Active:** 2008–2016
- **Also known as:** Daniel Thomsen
- **Works often with:** Denise Thé

## Biography

Daniel T. Thomsen is an American television writer and producer. Born in Syracuse, New York, he began his career with a writing credit on the CBS crime drama *Close to Home* (2006). He served as a staff writer on the Fox science-fiction series *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), contributing three scripts across its two seasons.

Thomsen later wrote episodes for *Melrose Place* (2009–2010) and worked on the first three seasons of *Once Upon a Time* (2011–2014), receiving writing and producer credits. He co-wrote an episode of the HBO series *Westworld* (2016) with Lisa Joy. Subsequent credits include *Time After Time* (2017), *The Passage* (2019) and *Batwoman* (2019). He is co-showrunner of the ABC series *Will Trent* (2023–).

His work on *Westworld* earned Writers Guild of America Award nominations for drama series and new series.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.md)

## Also known for

- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), Writer
- *Batwoman* (2019), Writer
- *The Passage* (2019), Writer
- *Will Trent* (2023), Writer
- *Time After Time* (2017), Writer

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