Matt Nix

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Matt Nix
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Nix in November 2011
BornMatthew E. Nix
(1971-09-04) September 4, 1971 (age 52)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationScreenwriter, television writer
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater UCLA
Period1997–present
Notable works Burn Notice
The Good Guys
The Gifted
SpouseMelinda Stahl

Matthew E. Nix (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the television series Burn Notice , The Good Guys , and The Gifted .

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Early life and education

Nix was born in Los Angeles, California, to Phillip and Susan Nix, and graduated from Analy High School in Sebastopol. [1] A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was a UCLA Alumni Scholar.[ citation needed ]

Career

Burn Notice

In summer 2006, Matt Nix created Burn Notice , a TV series whose title refers to the burn notices issued by intelligence agencies, which discredit or announce the dismissal of agents or sources. The television series follows agent Michael Westen (played by Jeffrey Donovan), who is abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts. Not knowing why he has been "burned", he begins to work as a freelance spy and investigator as he tries to find out what happened. [2]

The series premiered on USA Network on Thursday, June 28, 2007. It co-starred Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne (Westen's "trigger-happy ex-girlfriend"), Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe (an old friend who "used to inform on" Westen to the Federal Bureau of Investigation), Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen (Michael's mother), and as of season four Coby Bell as Jesse Porter (a spy Westen accidentally burned). During production of its fourth season in early 2010, it was announced that the series had been renewed for two more seasons. [3]

On the final episode, Nix had a cameo appearance as a news reporter. He also had a voice cameo in the pilot, as he is the voice that says "We've got a burn notice on you. You're blacklisted."—which then went on to appear in the opening sequence of every episode. The series ended on September 12, 2013.[ citation needed ] Between seasons four and five, a Burn Notice movie, entitled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe , was aired on USA Network. Written and executive-produced by Nix, the movie portrayed character Sam Axe's final mission as a U.S. Navy SEAL.[ citation needed ]

The Good Guys

In early 2010, Nix began working on The Good Guys, a series which premiered on Fox on May 19, 2010. The series starred Bradley Whitford as Dan Stark, a mustachioed, former big-shot detective with the Dallas Police Department, and Colin Hanks as Jack Bailey, a young, ambitious, by-the-book detective who has been assigned as Dan's partner because of his snarky attitude. [4] [5]

The Good Guys was originally known by the working title Jack and Dan. For several months, the series was to be known as Code 58, the Dallas Police Department code for "routine investigation", and then briefly as The Five Eight before producers settled on The Good Guys title. [6] The show struggled with low ratings, regularly ranking in fourth place for its timeslot during the summer and then fifth place from October onward. [7] The final episode to air was broadcast December 10, 2010, on Fox. [8]

On December 15, 2010, Fox Television Studios, the production company for the show, informed the Dallas Film Commission that the show would not be renewed for a second season. [9]

Personal life

He is married to Melinda Stahl. [10]

He has three children, including youngest son Mateo. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes
Director Producer Writer
1997Chekhov's GunYesNoYesShort film
1997Mike Feeny's Secret for SuccessYesNoYesShort film
1998First PrinceYesNoYesShort film
1999Me and the Big GuyYesYesYesShort film
2002MementokeYesNoYesShort film
2004SingularityYesNoNoShort film
2017There Shall Come AngelsYesNoYesShort film

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

YearTitleCredited asNotes
CreatorDirectorExecutive
producer
Writer
2010 The Good Guys [6] YesYes (1)Yes (4)Yes
2007–2013 Burn Notice YesYes (5)YesYes (24)
2011 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe NoYesYesTelevision film
2015 The Comedians [12] developerNoYesYes (2)
2015 Complications [13] YesYes (2)YesYes (4)
2017 APB developerNoYesYes (3)
2017 Ben 10 NoNoNoYes (1)
2017–2019 The Gifted YesNoYesYes (5)
2021 Turner & Hooch YesNoYesYes (6)
2023 True Lies YesNoYesYes (13)
Key
Denotes television series that have not yet been aired

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