Matt Wheeler

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Matt Wheeler (also known as Matt J. L. Wheeler) is a British screenwriter and producer who has worked in television and film. [1] [2]

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Education

Wheeler graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in English literature, [2] before attending the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where he gained an MFA in screenwriting. [3] [4] He was awarded the BAFTA scholarship, and in addition to winning the 2010 UCLA showcase competition, he also received the Samuel Goldwyn Award. [1] [5]

Works

Wheeler adapted "The Informant" for Sony (based on the Thomas Perry novel) [6] and "Tin Men" for Warner Brothers, [7] as well as writing the screenplay for the 2016 film Who Gets the Dog? , [8] starring Alicia Silverstone. [9]

In 2015, he joined CBS's Hawaii Five-0 , where he worked for five seasons, with writing credits on 32 episodes. [10] [11] For seasons 9 and 10, Wheeler was a co-showrunner. [12] Wheeler wrote the pilot and co-created the summer event series, Salvation , which premiered on CBS in July 2017. [13] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Screenwriting grad Matt Wheeler lands major studio writing gig". UCLA School of TFT. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 John, Arit (1 November 2010). "Prized Writers: Four of five finalists for the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards are UCLA students and recent graduates". Daily Bruin. dailybruin.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "UCLA Student Wins Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for 'Paint It Black'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Recent Grad Matt Wheeler Lands Major Studio Writing Gig". School of Theater, Film and Television, UCLA. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Samuel Goldwyn Foundation announces screenwriter winners". Screen. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Matt Wheeler Scribing Adaptation of Thomas Perry's 'The Informant' for Sony". The Film Stage. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (13 December 2013). "Warner Bros Sets Matt Wheeler To Script 'Tin Men'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (27 August 2011). "Longoria plans post-'Housewives' career". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Who Gets the Dog?". Samuel Goldwyn Films. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Burbridge, Wendie (December 2016). "The best 'Hawaii Five-0' episodes of 2016" . Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Burbridge, Wendie (28 September 2019). "Five-0 Redux: 'Aloha' means hello, goodbye in 'Hawaii Five-0' season premiere". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Matt JL Wheeler". IMDb. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Salvation, A New Dramatic Thriller, Set To Premiere On CBS In Summer 2017". CBS. cbs.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Salvation Season 1 Episode 1 – CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved 27 September 2017.


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