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Melbourne>Melbourne, Australia| death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Screenwriter, producer, director, showrunner| website = | spouse = Jill Bodie (m. 1995)| partner = | children = 2Queen's University at Kingston>Queen's UniversitySanctuary (Canadian TV series)>Sanctuary| years_active = 1995 – presentScience fiction>Science-fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, horror, science fantasy, fantasy}}Damian Kindler (born May 31, 1968) is an Australian-Canadian screenwriter, television producer, director and showrunner. He has worked on a number of genre TV programs, including Stargate SG-1, Sleepy Hollow, Krypton, and American Gods. Kindler is best known for creating, writing, and producing the Syfy fantasy science-fiction series Sanctuary (2007-2011).WEB, Damian Kindler {{!, Writer, Producer, Additional Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454307/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

Biography

Kindler was born in Melbourne, Australia. His family relocated to Rochester, NY, only a few months after his birth so that his father, a medical student, could complete his residency. The family moved to Toronto, ON in 1971.WEB, Alan KINDLER Obituary (2015) - Legacy Remembers,weblink 2024-03-12, Legacy.com, Kindler attended Queen's University in Kingston, ON where he studied English and Film.WEB, 2023-04-20, Sanctuary Had Ambition... and it Had Amanda Tapping,weblink 2024-03-12, The Companion, en, In 2009, Kindler and his wife, Jill Bodie, collaborated with Amanda Tapping on a children's charity foundation called Sanctuary for Kids, intending to leverage the show's cult following for a good cause.WEB, 2009-11-05, Amanda Tapping Opens 'Sanctuary for Kids',weblink 2024-03-12, Multichannel News, en, WEB, 2009-11-05, Sanctuary For Kids!,weblink 2024-03-12, Stargate Earth, The foundation closed in 2018.{{Citation |title=Amanda Tapping panel (Gatecon 2018) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPe8QSA17qc |access-date=2024-03-12 |language=en}}Kindler currently resides in Los Angelesweblink He has cited Stephen King, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Aaron Sorkin as writing inspirations.WEB, Richard Dean Anderson Website – Stargate SG-1 Feature Articles – Damian Kindler (July 2003),weblink 2023-09-06, rdanderson.com, WEB, January 21, 2020, October Faction: Get a first look at Netflix's adaptation of the monstrous IDW comic,weblink 2023-09-06, SYFY Official Site, en-US,

Career

Kindler began his career in 1995 on (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues). He then worked on MGM Television's Stargate SG-1 and (Stargate: Atlantis) television series. He joined the Stargate production team at the start of Stargate SG-1's sixth season, remaining part of the writing staff for five seasons.In May 2007, Kindler launched the independent web series Sanctuary, which was then picked up for television by The Movie Network in Canada and Syfy in the United States. The show ran for four seasons with Kindler serving as showrunner.WEB,weblink 'Sanctuary' in Sci Fi's world, Andreeva, Nellie, The Hollywood Reporter, January 31, 2008, July 13, 2019, In 2021, the show was described as "painfully ahead of its time" by The Companion,WEB, The Companion, June 13, 2021, Painfully ahead of its time in so many ways, we revisit #Sanctuary with this MASSIVE unseen interview with creator Damian Kindler from the show's launch,weblinkweblink June 13, 2021, dead, 2023-09-06, X (formerly Twitter), en, and Kindler received attention for his early use of webisodes prior to streaming,WEB, Nellie Andreeva, Associated Press, November 17, 2008, Commentary: 'Sanctuary' is true Web-to-TV pioneer,weblink 2023-09-06, The Hollywood Reporter, en-US, as well as for Sanctuary being one of the first television series with nearly fully virtual special effects.WEB, October 3, 2008, 'Sanctuary' makes full use of green screen,weblink 2023-09-06, TODAY.com, en, Kindler's screenwriting and direction on Sanctuary received a total of 7 Leo Award nominations.In 2013, Kindler was hired as an executive producer on FOX's Sleepy Hollow.WEB, Riesman, Abraham, April 21, 2016, Sleepy Hollow EP Damian Kindler Tapped as Superman Prequel Krypton Showrunner,weblink July 13, 2019, Vulture, He wrote and produced the show for 3 seasons.Kindler was hired as an executive producer and showrunner of Syfy's Superman prequel Krypton, produced with David S. Goyer, DC Entertainment, and Warner Horizon Television in 2016.WEB, Riesman, Abraham Josephine, April 21, 2016, Sleepy Hollow EP Damian Kindler Tapped as Superman Prequel Krypton Showrunner,weblink 2023-09-06, Vulture, en-us, On September 28, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had ordered the production of the science-fiction horror drama series October Faction, an adaption of the comic book series of the same name. He served as creator and showrunner for the series.WEB, Andreeva, Nellie, 'The I-Land' Starring Kate Bosworth, Natalie Martinez & Alex Pettyfer Among 3 Sci-Fi Series Ordered By Netflix,weblink Deadline Hollywood, September 28, 2018, September 28, 2018, Kindler was hired in 2019 as a writer and executive producer for the third and final season of American Gods.

Filmography

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! Year! Title! Writer! Producer!Creator! class="unsortable" | Notes|2021American Gods (TV series)>American Gods| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}|2 episodes|2020|October Faction|{{yes}}|{{yes}}| {{yes}}|10 episodes|2018Krypton (TV series)>Krypton|{{yes}} Executive}} Developed}}||2013 – 2016Sleepy Hollow (TV series)>Sleepy Hollow| {{yes}} Executive}}| {{no}}|9 episodes|2007 – 2012Sanctuary (Canadian TV series)>Sanctuary| {{yes}} Executive}}| {{yes}}|66 episodes|2004 – 2005(Stargate Atlantis>Stargate: Atlantis)| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}|5 episodes|2002 – 2004(Stargate SG-1>Stargate: SG-1)| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}| 26 episodes 2002| Shadow Realm| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}|| (Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension)| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| 1 episode| Relic Hunter| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| 1 episode 2000The Lost World (TV series)>The Lost World| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| 1 episodeThe Immortal (2000 TV series)>The Immortal| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}|| (Code Name: Eternity)| {{yes}}| {{yes}}| {{no}}| 1 episode| 1996-2000| (PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal)| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| 17 episodes| 1999Beastmaster (TV series)>BeastMaster| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}|| 1998| Earth: The Final Conflict| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| 1 episode| 1997| (F/X: The Series)| {{yes}}| {{no}}|{{no}}| 1 episode| 1995| (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues)| {{yes}}| {{no}}| {{no}}| 5 episodes

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