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name: "Matt Witten"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-witten"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T23:37:45.403221+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."
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# Matt Witten

Writer. Born in Baltimore.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1990–2004
- **Works often with:** Jace Alexander, Tim Hunter, Adam Bernstein, Alan Taylor, Chris Brookshire, Daniel Sackheim

## Biography

Matt Witten is an American television writer. He began his career as a playwright, with *The Deal* (1989) winning the Clauder Playwriting Competition. Freelance episodes for *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993) and *Law & Order* (1990) led to a move to Los Angeles, after which he wrote for series including *House* (2004), *Pretty Little Liars* (2010), *Supernatural* (2005), *CSI: Miami* (2002), *Medium* (2005), *JAG* (1995) and *The Glades* (2010).

Witten has also authored mystery and thriller novels, including the Jacob Burns series and *The Necklace* (2021), which was optioned for film by Appian Way with Leonardo DiCaprio attached as producer. He teaches television writing part-time at UCLA Extension. Born in Baltimore, he graduated from Amherst College and holds an MFA in playwriting from Brandeis University.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, mattwittenwriter.com, amherst.edu.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Law & Order* (1990), Story, Teleplay, Writer

## Also known for

- *Supernatural* (2005), Writer
- *Pretty Little Liars* (2010), Writer
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), Writer
- *That '70s Show* (1998), Writer
- *Medium* (2005), Writer
- *JAG* (1995), Writer
- *The Glades* (2010), Writer
- *Judging Amy* (1999), Writer

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