---
name: "Todd Ellis Kessler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/todd-ellis-kessler"
fi1m_id: "todd-ellis-kessler"
imdb_id: "nm0450394"
tmdb_id: 1224563
wikidata_id: "Q7812352"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T02:40:51.074524+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."
---

# Todd Ellis Kessler

## Identity

Todd Ellis Kessler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/todd-ellis-kessler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** todd-ellis-kessler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0450394
- **TMDB ID:** 1224563
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7812352
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Ellis_Kessler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7812352, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224563

Writer. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 2005–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [Dee Johnson](https://film.one/person/dee-johnson.md), [Julie Hébert](https://film.one/person/julie-hebert.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Nelson McCormick](https://film.one/person/nelson-mccormick.md), [Steve Shill](https://film.one/person/steve-shill.md), [Tyler Bensinger](https://film.one/person/tyler-bensinger.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (2), 2010s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Ellis_Kessler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7812352, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1224563

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*The Good Wife*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Rome*](https://film.one/tv/rome.md) (82)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Nashville*](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Todd Ellis Kessler is an American television writer and producer. He began his career in the late 1990s, writing for series such as *Sleepwalkers* (1997) and *The Practice* (1997–2001), where he also served as co-producer and producer.

Kessler has held producing and writing roles on *Crossing Jordan* (2001–2002), *Kevin Hill* (2004–2005), *Rome* (2007), *The Unit* (2006–2009), *The Good Wife* (2009–2010), *Pan Am* (2011–2012) and *Nashville* (2012–2013). He graduated from Tufts University in 1980 and has received Emmy and Writers Guild of America Award nominations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, now.tufts.edu.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Nashville* (2012), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Rome* (2005), Fi1m 82, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

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

- *Nashville* (2012), series, Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Pan Am* (2011), series, Writer
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Rome* (2005), series, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/rome.md)
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, Writer
- *The Practice* (1997), series, Co-Producer, Producer, Writer

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