Daniel T. Thomsen

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Daniel T. Thomsen
Born
Syracuse, NY
Other namesDaniel Thomsen, Dan Thomsen
Occupation(s)Writer, producer
Years active2002-present

Daniel T. Thomsen is an American television writer and producer.

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He is known for his work on the FOX science-fiction series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the HBO series Westworld, and is currently the co-showrunner of the ABC drama series Will Trent. [1]

Career

Thomsen's first writing credit for a television series was on the CBS crime-drama Close to Home . [2] Thomsen was a staff writer on the Fox science-fiction series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. [3] [4] He contributed three scripts during the shows two-season run. Following its cancellation, he joined The CW drama reboot Melrose Place and wrote 3 episodes of its only season. [3] [4] Thomsen then worked on the first three seasons of the ABC fantasy/mystery Once Upon a Time. In total, Thomsen had "writing credits on six episodes and producer credits for two seasons" of Once Upon a Time. [3] He wrote the third episode of the HBO science fiction show Westworld with Lisa Joy. [5] The show was nominated for best "Drama Series" screenwriting in the 69th Writers Guild of America Awards. [6] After Westworld, Thomsen wrote for the ABC period drama/science fiction television show Time After Time, [3] [7] the Fox sci-fi series The Passage, and the CW comic book series Batwoman. Thomsen was also a story consultant on the Amazon Prime Video fantasy animated series The Legend of Vox Machina , which is based on the web series Critical Role . [8]

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