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name: "David Slack"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-slack"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "18 April 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T02:03:30.674345+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."
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# David Slack

Writer. Born 18 April 1972 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 18 April 1972, Santa Barbara, California, USA
- **Active:** 1990–2011
- **Works often with:** Greg Plageman

## Biography

David Slack is an American television writer and producer. Born on 18 April 1972 in Santa Barbara, California, he began his professional screenwriting career in animation in 1999.

He wrote for animated series including *Jackie Chan Adventures* (2000–2003) and served as writer and producer on *Teen Titans* (2003–2005). Slack later transitioned to live-action procedurals, writing for *Law & Order* (2005–2008) and serving as co-executive producer and writer on *Person of Interest* (2011–2015). His other credits include *Lie to Me*, *Transformers: Prime*, *Gravity Falls*, *MacGyver* (2016–2018) and creating the series *APB* (2017).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Law & Order* (1990), Writer

## Also known for

- *Gravity Falls* (2012), Writer
- *Lie to Me* (2009), Writer
- *Teen Titans* (2003), Writer
- *MacGyver* (2016), Writer, Teleplay, Story
- *Jackie Chan Adventures* (2000), Writer
- *The Batman* (2004), Writer
- *Transformers: Prime* (2010), Writer
- *Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo* (2006), Writer

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