---
name: "Patrick Massett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patrick-massett"
fi1m_id: "patrick-massett"
imdb_id: "nm0557266"
tmdb_id: 20505
wikidata_id: "Q7147116"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "6 March 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T02:21:48.115181+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."
---

# Patrick Massett

## Identity

Patrick Massett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patrick-massett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** patrick-massett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0557266
- **TMDB ID:** 20505
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7147116
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Massett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7147116, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0557266/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20505

Writer. Born 6 March 1962 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 6 March 1962, United States
- **Active:** 1993–2013
- **Also known as:** Patrick Masset
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [John Zinman](https://film.one/person/john-zinman.md), [Ami Canaan Mann](https://film.one/person/ami-canaan-mann.md), [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md), [Michael Waxman](https://film.one/person/michael-waxman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 56, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 72 (1), 2000s 67 (2), 2010s 63 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Massett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7147116, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0557266/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20505

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Friday Night Lights*](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md) (86)
- **Netflix:** [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63)
- **Apple TV:** [*Lara Croft: Tomb Raider*](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md) (48)

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

## Biography

Patrick Massett is an American screenwriter and producer. Born on 6 March 1962, he began his career as an actor, with early roles including the Klingon character Duras in *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

He frequently collaborates with writing partner John Zinman. Massett joined the crew of the NBC series *Friday Night Lights* (2006–2011) as a writer and consulting producer, later serving as co-executive producer; he received Writers Guild of America Award nominations for his work on the series. His other credits include the screenplay for *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), writing and producing on *Caprica* (2010), *The Blacklist* (2013), *Gold* (2016) and *Last Light* (2022).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (2)

- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), Fi1m 86, as Willie Gault — [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), Fi1m 72, as Joe Helgeson — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Fi1m 48, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *Last Light* (2022), series, Teleplay, Story
- *Berlin Escape Artists* (2019), Writer
- *Gold* (2016), Producer, Writer
- *The Player* (2015), series, Writer
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Writer, Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Last Resort* (2012), series, Writer
- *The Finder* (2012), series, Writer
- *The Chicago Code* (2011), series, Writer
- *Caprica* (2010), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Knight Rider* (2008), series, Writer, Consulting Producer
- *The Cure* (2007), Screenplay
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, as Willie Gault · Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Veritas: The Quest* (2003), series, Writer, Creator
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Screenplay — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md)
- *Rumpelstiltskin* (1995), as Deputy Marley
- *Compromising Situations* (1994), series, as Mark
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, as Paul 'The Cipher' Medill, Joe Helgeson — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Jerry
- *Thunderheart* (1992), as Agent Mackey
- *Servants of Twilight* (1991), as Sandy Breckenstein
- *Wings* (1990), series, as Art
- *Nasty Boys* (1990), series, as Eddie Marco
- *The Final Days* (1989), as Edward Cox
- *Billy the Kid* (1989), as Tom
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, as Rusty, Ralph Beaumont
- *Police Story* (1988), series, as O'Donnell
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Duras — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Adam Waverly
- *The Wild One Hundreds*, Screenplay
- *Wind River: Rising*, Story, Screenplay

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