---
name: "Rob Hanning"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rob-hanning"
fi1m_id: "rob-hanning"
imdb_id: "nm0360453"
tmdb_id: 1224181
wikidata_id: "Q7340176"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T12:10:15.547858+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."
---

# Rob Hanning

## Identity

Rob Hanning

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rob-hanning
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rob-hanning
- **IMDb ID:** nm0360453
- **TMDB ID:** 1224181
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7340176
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Hanning, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7340176, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224181

Writer. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 1993–2010
- **Frequently works with:** [Jeff Melman](https://film.one/person/jeff-melman.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Gary Murphy](https://film.one/person/gary-murphy.md), [James Burrows](https://film.one/person/james-burrows.md), [Jamie Babbit](https://film.one/person/jamie-babbit.md), [Jay Kogen](https://film.one/person/jay-kogen.md), [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md), [Kate Woods](https://film.one/person/kate-woods.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 73 (1), 2010s 65 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Family 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Hanning, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7340176, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224181

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)
- **Disney+:** [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73)
- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65)

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

## Biography

Rob Hanning is an American television writer and producer. He joined the writing staff of the NBC sitcom *Frasier* (1993) in 1997, contributing scripts to 26 episodes and serving as executive story editor and story editor. He later held producing roles on the series, including supervising producer, co-executive producer and executive producer.

Hanning has written episodes for *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), *8 Simple Rules* (2002), *Castle* (2009), *Hawaii Five-0* (2010) and *The Equalizer* (2021). He created the sitcom *Courting Alex* (2006) and has held producing positions on several of these series. He received Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work as supervising producer and co-executive producer on *Frasier*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Story, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Writer, Executive Story Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

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

- *The Equalizer* (2021), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer
- *Detroit 1-8-7* (2010), series, Writer, Consulting Producer
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Courting Alex* (2006), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *8 Simple Rules* (2002), series, Writer
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, Writer
- *Townies* (1996), series, Writer
- *Cleghorne!* (1995), series, Writer
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Writer, Executive Story Editor, Co-Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Class of '96* (1993), series, Writer
- *Bless This Mess*, series, Creator

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