Biography
John McNamara is an American writer, producer, showrunner and television creator. Born on 2 April 1962 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he attended the University of Michigan and New York University.
He wrote the screenplay for and co-produced the 2015 biographical film Trumbo, directed by Jay Roach. McNamara created the NBC series Aquarius (2015–2016) and co-created the Syfy series The Magicians (2015–2020). Earlier credits include writing and producing on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) and The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994).
His play Present Tense won the first Young Playwrights competition and was produced off-Broadway. Trumbo received a Writers Guild of America nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and McNamara was awarded the WGAW Paul Selvin Award in 2016.
