Graham Roland

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Graham Roland
Born
Citizenship Chickasaw Nation
American
Occupation(s)Writer, producer
Years active2008–present
Military career
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Marine Corps.svg United States Marine Corps
Years of service2000–2006
Battles / wars Iraq War

Graham Roland is a Native American writer and producer. In 2022, he created the crime thriller series Dark Winds on AMC .

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Career

Roland is known for his work as a writer on the FOX series Prison Break and on the final season of the ABC mystery series Lost . He also worked as a writer and co-producer on Fringe . [1]

He served as a writer and co-producer on the FOX crime/science fiction series Almost Human until it was cancelled on April 29, 2014. [2] In 2015, he wrote two episodes of the United States remake of The Returned and has produced all 10-episodes of the first season. He wrote the story and executive produced the Mark Wahlberg espionage action thriller Mile 22 , directed by Peter Berg. [3] He is currently working on the action political thriller web television series Jack Ryan , based on characters from the fictional "Ryanverse" created by Tom Clancy. He co-created it with Carlton Cuse. [4] [5]

Personal life

He is also an Iraq War veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 2000 to 2006. [6] He is of Native American heritage. [7] Roland is a Chickasaw Nation citizen. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleWriterExecutive
Producer
2018 Mile 22 StoryYes
TBA Untitled Jack Ryan film NoYes

Television

YearTitleWriterProducerCreatorNotes
2008 Prison Break YesNoNo2 episodes
2010 Lost YesNoNoWrote 3 episodes, also story editor
The New Man in Charge YesNoNoEpilogue of Lost
2010–13 Fringe YesYesNoWrote 13 episodes
Also co-producer and supervising producer
2013–14 Almost Human YesCo-executiveNoWrote 2 episodes
2015 The Returned YesCo-executiveNoWrote 2 episodes
2018–23 Jack Ryan YesExecutiveYesCo-creator, Wrote 9 episodes
2022–present Dark Winds YesExecutiveYesCreator, Wrote 2 episodes
TBA Neuromancer YesExecutiveYesDeveloper, showrunner

References

  1. "Graham Roland from Prison Break". Film.com. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  2. TV by the Numbers
  3. Kroll, Justin (March 2, 2015). "Ronda Rousey, Sam Medina, Peter Berg and Iko Uwais Team on Action Pic 'Mile 22' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Penske Business Media . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (September 22, 2015). "Jack Ryan Series From Carlton Cuse, Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes & Paramount Chased By Nets". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (September 29, 2015). "'Jack Ryan' TV Series Lands At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  6. Highfill, Samantha (July 30, 2018). "'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' aims to be more than a one-dimensional terrorism story". EW.com. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (9 July 2021). "AMC Orders 'Dark Winds' Series From George R.R. Martin & Robert Redford Based On Tony Hillerman Books; Zahn McClarnon & Kiowa Gordon Star". Deadline . Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  8. McDonnell, Brandy (11 June 2022). "Robert Redford, George R.R. Martin and Native voices powering 'Dark Winds' series". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 11 June 2022.