Biography
Howard Gordon is an American television writer and producer. He was born on 31 March 1961 in Queens, New York City. He graduated from Princeton University in 1984 and began his career in Los Angeles with writing partner Alex Gansa, starting with freelance work on Spenser: For Hire before joining the staff of Beauty and the Beast.
Gordon is known for his work on The X-Files (1993), 24 (2001), for which he served as executive producer and writer, and Homeland (2011), which he co-developed with Alex Gansa and Gideon Raff. He also co-developed Tyrant and Accused, produced Awake, and served as showrunner and writer on The Beast in Me (2025). He has received multiple Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Drama Series for 24 and Homeland, and for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the Homeland pilot.
