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name: "Naren Shankar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/naren-shankar"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "1 April 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T23:35:47.639904+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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# Naren Shankar

Director and writer. Born 1 April 1964.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 1 April 1964
- **Active:** 1987–1993
- **Works often with:** Alexander Courage, Alexander Singer, Chip Chalmers, Cliff Bole, Corey Allen, David Carson

## Biography

Naren Shankar is an American television writer, producer and director. He holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in applied physics and electrical engineering from Cornell University.

He began his career as a science consultant and writer on *Star Trek: The Next Generation* in 1992, later contributing scripts to *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (including the 1993 teleplay for 'Babel') and *Star Trek: Voyager*. He went on to write and produce for series including *Farscape*, *The Outer Limits*, *Grimm* and *Almost Human*.

Shankar served as co-showrunner on *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000) and *The Expanse* (2015–2022), and has written for *For All Mankind* (2019). He has received Emmy nominations for outstanding drama series.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also known for

- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Story
- *Grimm* (2011), Writer
- *The Expanse* (2015), Writer
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Writer, Director, Teleplay, Story
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), Writer
- *For All Mankind* (2019), Writer
- *Farscape* (1999), Writer
- *Almost Human* (2013), Writer

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