---
name: "Matt JL Wheeler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-jl-wheeler"
fi1m_id: "matt-jl-wheeler"
imdb_id: "nm3032969"
tmdb_id: 1678657
wikidata_id: "Q28873684"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T11:50:48.146345+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."
---

# Matt JL Wheeler

## Identity

Matt JL Wheeler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-jl-wheeler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-jl-wheeler
- **IMDb ID:** nm3032969
- **TMDB ID:** 1678657
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28873684
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Wheeler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28873684, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3032969/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1678657

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Also known as:**  Matt Wheeler
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Wheeler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28873684, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3032969/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1678657

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65)

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

## Biography

Matt JL Wheeler, also credited as Matt Wheeler, is a British screenwriter and producer. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in English literature and obtained an MFA in screenwriting from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He was awarded a BAFTA scholarship and received the Samuel Goldwyn Award after winning the 2010 UCLA showcase competition.

Wheeler joined the writing staff of the CBS series *Hawaii Five-0* in 2015. He contributed to 32 episodes across five seasons and served as co-showrunner for seasons 9 and 10. He co-created the CBS series *Salvation*, writing its pilot, which premiered in 2017. His film work includes the screenplay for *Who Gets the Dog?* (2016). He has also written adaptations for Sony and Warner Bros.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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

- *Salvation* (2017), series, Story, Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Who Gets the Dog?* (2016), Screenplay
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, Writer, Teleplay, Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)

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