---
name: "Manny Coto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/manny-coto"
fi1m_id: "manny-coto"
imdb_id: "nm0182873"
tmdb_id: 41795
wikidata_id: "Q3182435"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "10 June 1961"
died: "9 July 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-22T21:06:36.256984+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."
---

# Manny Coto

## Identity

Manny Coto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/manny-coto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** manny-coto
- **IMDb ID:** nm0182873
- **TMDB ID:** 41795
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3182435
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Coto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3182435, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182873/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41795

Writer. Born 10 June 1961 in Havanna, Cuba. Died 9 July 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 10 June 1961, Havanna, Cuba
- **Died:** 9 July 2023
- **Active:** 2001–2011
- **Also known as:** M. Coto, Manuel Hector Coto, Manny
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Fierro](https://film.one/person/adam-fierro.md), [Chip Johannessen](https://film.one/person/chip-johannessen.md), [Jeremy Podeswa](https://film.one/person/jeremy-podeswa.md), [Michael Lehmann](https://film.one/person/michael-lehmann.md), [Milan Cheylov](https://film.one/person/milan-cheylov.md), [Tim Hunter](https://film.one/person/tim-hunter.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Coto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3182435, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182873/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41795

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*24*](https://film.one/tv/24.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Manny Coto was a Cuban-born American screenwriter, television director and producer. He graduated from the American Film Institute.

Coto wrote episodes of *Tales from the Crypt* and *The Outer Limits*, and created the series *Odyssey 5*. He served as showrunner on the final season of *Star Trek: Enterprise* and as executive producer and writer on *24*, *Dexter* (2010–2013) and *American Horror Story*.

He shared a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for his work on *24*. Coto died in 2023.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, Teleplay, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *American Horror Stories* (2021), series, Director, Writer
- *NEXT* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *24: Legacy* (2017), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *The Exorcist* (2016), series, Writer
- *Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen* (2016), series, Actor
- *Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front* (2014), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly* (2014), Story, Executive Producer
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Odyssey 5* (2002), series, Producer, Writer, Creator
- *24* (2001), series, Writer, Story, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Teleplay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, Producer, Writer, Director, Story, Teleplay
- *Zenon: The Zequel* (2001), Director
- *The Other Me* (2000), Director
- *Strange World* (1999), series, Writer, Producer
- *Star Kid* (1997), Director, Writer
- *Hostile Intent* (1997), Writer
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, Producer, Writer
- *Dead at 21* (1994), series, Writer
- *Tales from the Cryptkeeper* (1993), series, Writer
- *Dr. Giggles* (1992), Director, Writer
- *Cover-Up* (1991), Director
- *Playroom* (1990), Director
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Director, Screenplay
- *Jack in the Box* (1989), Director
- *Monsters* (1988), series, Director
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Howard Gordon, Manny Coto, Evan Katz, Jimmy Smits, Miranda Otto and Corey Hawkins speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at t](https://film.one/media/person/101782/gallery-27fe9e6d9914.jpg) Howard Gordon, Manny Coto, Evan Katz, Jimmy Smits, Miranda Otto and Corey Hawkins speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at t — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Howard_Gordon%2C_Manny_Coto%2C_Evan_Katz%2C_Jimmy_Smits%2C_Miranda_Otto_%26_Corey_Hawkins_%2828073161403%29.jpg/1280px-Howard_Gordon%2C_Manny_Coto%2C_Evan_Katz%2C_Jimmy_Smits%2C_Miranda_Otto_%26_Corey_Hawkins_%2828073161403%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Howard Gordon, Manny Coto, Evan Katz, Jimmy Smits, Miranda Otto and Corey Hawkins speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at t](https://film.one/media/person/101782/gallery-76f8a9a0d5e1.jpg) Howard Gordon, Manny Coto, Evan Katz, Jimmy Smits, Miranda Otto and Corey Hawkins speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at t — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Howard_Gordon%2C_Manny_Coto%2C_Evan_Katz%2C_Jimmy_Smits%2C_Miranda_Otto_%26_Corey_Hawkins_%2828689051765%29.jpg/1280px-Howard_Gordon%2C_Manny_Coto%2C_Evan_Katz%2C_Jimmy_Smits%2C_Miranda_Otto_%26_Corey_Hawkins_%2828689051765%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manny Coto](https://film.one/media/person/101782/gallery-c1bc88151940.jpg) Manny Coto — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Manny_Coto.jpg/1280px-Manny_Coto.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manny Coto speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribu](https://film.one/media/person/101782/gallery-807fe4c3e53a.jpg) Manny Coto speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribu — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Manny_Coto_%2828611502251%29.jpg/1280px-Manny_Coto_%2828611502251%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manny Coto](https://film.one/media/person/101782/gallery-0d837dfd8b6b.jpg) Manny Coto — Image via TMDB
- ![Manny Coto speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribu](https://film.one/media/person/101782/gallery-fb2243876718.jpg) Manny Coto speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "24: Legacy", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribu — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Manny_Coto_%2828689098735%29.jpg/1280px-Manny_Coto_%2828689098735%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/manny-coto