---
name: "Eli Attie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eli-attie"
fi1m_id: "eli-attie"
imdb_id: "nm1108368"
tmdb_id: 1219508
wikidata_id: "Q5360164"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:30:36.404679+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."
---

# Eli Attie

## Identity

Eli Attie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eli-attie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eli-attie
- **IMDb ID:** nm1108368
- **TMDB ID:** 1219508
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5360164
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Attie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5360164, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108368/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219508

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Eli G. Attie
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Alex Graves](https://film.one/person/alex-graves.md), [Bill Johnson](https://film.one/person/bill-johnson.md), [Debora Cahn](https://film.one/person/debora-cahn.md), [Laura Innes](https://film.one/person/laura-innes.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Nelson McCormick](https://film.one/person/nelson-mccormick.md), [Paris Barclay](https://film.one/person/paris-barclay.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 78 (1), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Attie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5360164, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108368/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219508

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)
- **Disney+:** [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*The Diplomat*](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md) (76)

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

## Biography

Eli Attie is a television writer and producer. He previously worked in Democratic politics, serving as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton and as chief White House and campaign speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore through the 2000 presidential election.

Attie joined the writing staff of the NBC series *The West Wing* for its final five seasons (2001–2006), later working as a writer and producer on *House* (2004–2012) and *Billions* (2016–2023). His credits also include writing and producing on Netflix's *The Diplomat* (2023–), the limited series *Zero Day* (2025), and *The Pitt*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Diplomat* (2023), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer, Writer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Teleplay, Writer, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Story Editor, Executive Story Editor, Writer, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *Zero Day* (2025), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *The Diplomat* (2023), series, Consulting Producer, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote* (2020), Writer
- *For the People* (2018), series, Writer
- *Billions* (2016), series, as Eli Attie · Writer
- *Rosewood* (2015), series, Teleplay, Story
- *Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast* (2005), Writer
- *House* (2004), series, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Writer, Story Editor, Executive Story Editor, Co-Producer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Story, Teleplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

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