Christopher Cantwell (writer)

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Christopher Cantwell is an American writer, producer, and director who has worked in television, film, and comic books. He is best known as one of the two co-creators of the TV series Halt and Catch Fire , for which he also served as a producer, showrunner, screenwriter, and director. He also directed the 2019 film The Parts You Lose . [1] Cantwell is a writer of comic books that includes The Blue Flame, She Could Fly, Everything, Doctor Doom , The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask! , Iron Man , Captain America , and Star Wars: Obi-Wan . He served as an executive producer of the television adaptation of the comic book Paper Girls .

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Background

Cantwell was born in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1980s, the family moved to Dallas, Texas. [2] Cantwell attended the University of Southern California and enrolled in its screenwriting program as an undergraduate. He began writing with Christopher C. Rogers in August 2010, and they created Halt and Catch Fire together. [3]

Cantwell wrote a comic book series for the character Doctor Doom. It was nominated for a 2020 Eisner Award for Best New Series. [4]

Personal life

He currently lives in Claremont, California, with his wife, Elizabeth Cantwell, a writer, and their three children. [5] [6] On January 14, 2021, he came out as bisexual on his Twitter page. [7]

Credits

Cantwell's screen credits
Year(s)TitleMediumNotes
2009KrantzFilmWriter and director
2011Our Footloose RemakeFilmCo-director
2014–2017 Halt and Catch Fire TelevisionCo-creator, co-producer, and co-showrunner; also writer and director
2019 The Parts You Lose FilmDirector
2022 Paper Girls TelevisionExecutive producer
2024 The Terror: Devil in Silver TelevisionShowrunner
Cantwell's comic writing credits
YearTitleNotes
2018She Could Fly
2019She Could Fly: The Lost Pilot
The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask!
Doctor Doom Nominated for 2020 Eisner Award for Best New Series
Everything
2020 Iron Man
2021The Blue Flame
The United States of Captain America
Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body
2022Star Wars: Obi-Wan
Angel
Briar
Namor the Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores
Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood
Gold Goblin
Thanos: Death Notes
2023Star Trek: Defiant
Hellcat
Batman: The Brave & the Bold Superman story

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References

  1. N'Duka, Amanda (November 28, 2017). "Christopher Cantwell Tapped To Direct Aaron Paul In 'The Parts You Lose'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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  7. Cantwell, Christopher [@ifyoucantwell] (January 14, 2021). "I think it's finally time to share that I'm bisexual. It's taken decades of subconscious confusion and a few years of conscious thinking, therapy, and the amazing support of my wife @eccantwell" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022 via Twitter.