---
name: "David Amann"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-amann"
fi1m_id: "david-amann"
imdb_id: "nm0023897"
tmdb_id: 1224179
wikidata_id: "Q23001708"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T10:57:32.487687+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."
---

# David Amann

## Identity

David Amann

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-amann
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-amann
- **IMDb ID:** nm0023897
- **TMDB ID:** 1224179
- **Wikidata ID:** Q23001708
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23001708, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023897/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224179

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1993–2009
- **Frequently works with:** [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Dwight H. Little](https://film.one/person/dwight-h-little.md), [Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks.md), [Larry Shaw](https://film.one/person/larry-shaw.md), [Rob Bowman](https://film.one/person/rob-bowman.md), [Thomas J. Wright](https://film.one/person/thomas-j-wright.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23001708, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023897/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224179

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73)

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

## Biography

David Amann is an American television writer and producer. He joined the crew of *The X-Files* for its final four seasons after production relocated to Los Angeles, serving in producing roles including co-producer and supervising producer, and writing several episodes.

Following the series, he worked as a writer and producer on *Crossing Jordan* (2001), *Without a Trace* (2002), *Castle* (2009), *FBI* (2018) and other procedural dramas. His writing credits also include episodes of *Chicago Hope* (1994) and *The Blacklist: Redemption* (2017).

*Sources: imdb.com, x-files.fandom.com, wired.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

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

- *FBI* (2018), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Take Two* (2018), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Blacklist: Redemption* (2017), series, Teleplay, Executive Producer
- *Castle* (2009), series, Writer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, Writer
- *The Rendering* (2002), Writer
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, Writer, Teleplay
- *Dead Air* (1994), Writer
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, Writer
- *The Man Who Wouldn't Die* (1994), Teleplay
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Friday the 13th: A New Beginning* (1985), Electrician

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