---
name: "Jeff Pinkner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-pinkner"
fi1m_id: "jeff-pinkner"
imdb_id: "nm0684374"
tmdb_id: 168309
wikidata_id: "Q3267145"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "16 November 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-21T04:29:06.845927+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."
---

# Jeff Pinkner

## Identity

Jeff Pinkner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeff-pinkner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeff-pinkner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0684374
- **TMDB ID:** 168309
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3267145
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Pinkner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267145, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684374/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/168309

Writer and producer. Born 16 November 1964 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 16 November 1964, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 9 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Matt Tolmach](https://film.one/person/matt-tolmach.md), [Scott Rosenberg](https://film.one/person/scott-rosenberg.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md), [Alison Schapker](https://film.one/person/alison-schapker.md), [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md), [Fred Toye](https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye.md), [Jack Bender](https://film.one/person/jack-bender.md), [Jack Black](https://film.one/person/jack-black.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 63 (1), 2000s 78 (3), 2010s 60 (4), 2020s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 57 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Adventure 3, Comedy 3, Mystery 3, Action 2, Action & Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,370m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Pinkner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267145, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684374/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/168309

## Coming up

- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026-12-23), Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-open-world.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74), [*The Amazing Spider-Man 2*](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md) (54), [*Venom*](https://film.one/film/venom.md) (51)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md) (72)
- **Apple TV:** [*FROM*](https://film.one/tv/from.md) (65)
- **Hulu:** [*Jumanji: The Next Level*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md) (65)

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

## Biography

Jeff Pinkner is an American television and film writer and producer. He was born on 16 November 1964. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1987 and Harvard Law School in 1990.

Pinkner wrote and produced on *Alias* (2001), serving as executive producer and showrunner in its final season. He worked as a writer and executive producer on *Lost* (2004), contributing episodes in season three. He co-created and served as co-showrunner on *Fringe* (2008), writing 26 episodes.

His film credits include screenplays for *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), *The 5th Wave* (2016), *The Dark Tower* (2017), *Venom* (2018) and *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019). The *Lost* writing staff, including Pinkner, received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series in 2007.

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

## On Fi1m (10)

### Wrote (9) — the average rests on these

- *FROM* (2022), Fi1m 65, Writer, Story, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/from.md)
- *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md)
- *Venom* (2018), Fi1m 51, Screenstory, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/venom.md)
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Fi1m 72, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), Fi1m 54, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Story, Teleplay, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Producer, Teleplay, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), Fi1m 63, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)

### Produced (1)

- *High Fidelity* (2020), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-fidelity-2020.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026), Screenplay, Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-open-world.md)
- *Citadel Honey Bunny* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Citadel: Diana* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Citadel* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *FROM* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Story, Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/from.md)
- *Cowboy Bebop* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *High Fidelity* (2020), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-fidelity-2020.md)
- *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md)
- *Limetown* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Origin* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Venom* (2018), Screenplay, Screenstory — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/venom.md)
- *Everything Sucks!* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Screenplay — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)
- *The Dark Tower* (2017), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *The 5th Wave* (2016), Screenplay
- *Zoo* (2015), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer, Creator
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Writer, Producer, Teleplay, Story — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, Writer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Teleplay — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Beast* (2001), series, Writer
- *The $treet* (2000), series, Writer
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, Story — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, Writer
- *Scooby-Doo: Origins*, series, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jeff Pinkner](https://film.one/media/person/100838/gallery-a34675b4c5a0.jpg) Jeff Pinkner — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Jeff_Pinkner_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Pinkner_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Akiva Goldsman, J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner, Ralph Garman (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/100838/gallery-e984d4a0072a.jpg) Akiva Goldsman, J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner, Ralph Garman (2011) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Akiva_Goldsman%2C_J.H._Wyman%2C_Jeff_Pinkner%2C_Ralph_Garman_%285741423550%29.jpg/1280px-Akiva_Goldsman%2C_J.H._Wyman%2C_Jeff_Pinkner%2C_Ralph_Garman_%285741423550%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![FRINGE On Stage @ the Paley Center - Akiva Goldsman, J H Wyman, and Jeff Pinkner (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/100838/gallery-4209a68cf7ac.jpg) FRINGE On Stage @ the Paley Center - Akiva Goldsman, J H Wyman, and Jeff Pinkner (2011) — The Conmunity -  Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/FRINGE_On_Stage_%40_the_Paley_Center_-_Akiva_Goldsman%2C_J_H_Wyman%2C_and_Jeff_Pinkner_%285741152229%29.jpg/1280px-FRINGE_On_Stage_%40_the_Paley_Center_-_Akiva_Goldsman%2C_J_H_Wyman%2C_and_Jeff_Pinkner_%285741152229%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![FRINGE On Stage @ the Paley Center - J H Wyman and Jeff Pinkner (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/100838/gallery-c2a156e71549.jpg) FRINGE On Stage @ the Paley Center - J H Wyman and Jeff Pinkner (2011) — The Conmunity -  Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/FRINGE_On_Stage_%40_the_Paley_Center_-_J_H_Wyman_and_Jeff_Pinkner_%285741703894%29.jpg/1280px-FRINGE_On_Stage_%40_the_Paley_Center_-_J_H_Wyman_and_Jeff_Pinkner_%285741703894%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/100838/gallery-7d14fefe054e.jpg) J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner (2011) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/J.H._Wyman%2C_Jeff_Pinkner_%285740940559%29.jpg/1280px-J.H._Wyman%2C_Jeff_Pinkner_%285740940559%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/100838/gallery-c58e2722431f.jpg) J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner (2011) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/J.H._Wyman%2C_Jeff_Pinkner_%285740950457%29.jpg/1280px-J.H._Wyman%2C_Jeff_Pinkner_%285740950457%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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