---
name: "Scott Nimerfro"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-nimerfro"
fi1m_id: "scott-nimerfro"
imdb_id: "nm0632350"
tmdb_id: 1215611
wikidata_id: "Q17125167"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "12 July 1961"
died: "17 April 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T01:56:39.129311+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."
---

# Scott Nimerfro

## Identity

Scott Nimerfro

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-nimerfro
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** scott-nimerfro
- **IMDb ID:** nm0632350
- **TMDB ID:** 1215611
- **Wikidata ID:** Q17125167
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Nimerfro, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17125167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215611

Writer and producer. Born 12 July 1961 in Richfield. Died 17 April 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 12 July 1961, Richfield
- **Died:** 17 April 2016
- **Active:** 2000–2013
- **Also known as:** Scott Lloyd Nimerfro
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Kane](https://film.one/person/adam-kane.md), [Bryan Fuller](https://film.one/person/bryan-fuller.md), [Dean White](https://film.one/person/dean-white.md), [Jim D. Gray](https://film.one/person/jim-danger-gray.md), [Paul A. Edwards](https://film.one/person/paul-a-edwards.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (2), 2010s 73 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Nimerfro, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17125167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215611

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Hannibal*](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*Once Upon a Time*](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) (65)

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

## Biography

Scott Nimerfro (12 July 1961 – 17 April 2016) was an American television writer and producer. He began his career as a production assistant on the 1987 film *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* and later wrote and produced episodes of the HBO series *Tales from the Crypt* in the early 1990s.

Nimerfro wrote two episodes of the series *Pushing Daisies* (2007–2009) and served as co-producer and producer on the show. He received a Writers Guild of America nomination in 2008 for his work on the series. He also wrote for *Hannibal* (2013–2015), *Once Upon a Time* (2011–2018), *Ringer* (2011–2012), *The Gates* (2010) and earlier series including *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995–2001) and *Stargate Atlantis* (2004–2009).

Nimerfro served as associate producer on the 2000 film *X-Men*. He died in Minnesota aged 54.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *Hannibal* (2013), Fi1m 81, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), Fi1m 65, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), Fi1m 82, Writer, Co-Producer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)

### Produced (1)

- *X-Men* (2000), Fi1m 67, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Hannibal* (2013), series, Writer, Teleplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *Possessing Piper Rose* (2011), Writer
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Ringer* (2011), series, Writer
- *The Gates* (2010), series, Writer, Producer
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), series, Writer, Co-Producer, Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *'Til Death Do Us Part* (2007), series, Writer
- *Stargate Atlantis* (2004), series, Writer
- *Special Unit 2* (2001), series, Writer
- *X-Men* (2000), Associate Producer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)
- *Perversions of Science* (1997), series, Co-Producer
- *Back to Back* (1996), Writer
- *Bordello of Blood* (1996), Associate Producer
- *W.E.I.R.D. World* (1995), as Albert Einstein · Co-Producer, Teleplay
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, Writer
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, Writer
- *Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight* (1995), Co-Producer
- *Radio Flyer* (1992), as Golfer
- *High Strung* (1992), Associate Producer
- *Tales of the Unknown* (1990), Associate Producer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Fouser (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime") · Screenplay, Story Editor

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series 2008: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series (nominated), for *Pushing Daisies*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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