John Zinman

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John Zinman is a film and television writer and producer. He has worked on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights . He often works with writing partner Patrick Massett. He has been nominated for four Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards and one Primetime Emmy Award for his work on Friday Night Lights.

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Early life and education

He grew up in Irvington, New York, attending Irvington High School before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988 [1] .

Career

He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for Best New Series at the February 2007 ceremony for his work on the first season of Friday Night Lights. He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series the following year at the February 2008 ceremony for his work on the second season of Friday Night Lights. [2] [3] [4] He was nominated for Best Dramatic Series a second time at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season of Friday Night Lights. [5] He was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Drama Series for the third consecutive year at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on the fourth season. [6]

In 2011, Friday Night Lights was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, netting Zinman a nomination for his role as a series producer. [7]

John Zinman and writing partner Patrick Massett are the writers of the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and the 2016 film Gold. Zinman and Massett acted as producers on Gold as well.

In November 2022, Zinman and Massett wrote Wind River: The Next Chapter . [8]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "University of Pennsylvania Two Hundred Thirty-Second Commencement for the Conferring of Degrees" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "2008 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced". WGA. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  3. ↑ Perry, Byron (2007-12-12). "WGA announce TV, radio nominees". Variety. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  4. ↑ "HBO tops WGA awards list with five noms". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  5. ↑ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  6. ↑ Gregg Mitchell & Sherry Goldman (2009). "2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Release: 63rd Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced". Television Academy. Television Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (November 9, 2022). "'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Director Kari Skogland to Helm 'Wind River' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 9, 2022.


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