Todd A. Kessler

This article is about the American screenwriter. For other people named Todd Kessler, see Todd Kessler (disambiguation).

Todd A. Kessler (born 1972) is an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer and director.

Career

Kessler wrote and produced the second and third seasons of HBO's The Sopranos, Michael Mann's Robbery Homicide Division and the first season of NBC's Providence. Kessler began his career as a playwright working with David Rabe, moving into film and television when Spike Lee hired him as a screenwriter. Kessler is credited with co-writing (with David Chase) the Sopranos season 2 finale Funhouse -- widely lauded as one of the best episodes of the series.[1]

Despite his success on The Sopranos, HBO did not retain Kessler beyond season 3, an experience Kessler described as "painful and formative."[1] Kessler and Sopranos actor James Gandolfini became close friends during Kessler's time writing for the show.

He is the co-creator and head writer of the Golden Globe award-winning FX drama series Damages along with his older brother, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman.[2] He also has a small role in Damages as Perry the Doorman.

In 2015, his Kyle Chandler-led Netflix series Bloodline premiered. In 2016 it was cancelled, and ended its run after its third season in 2017.[3]

Education

After graduating from Cranbrook Kingswood School, Kessler graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in dramatic literature and playwriting, and has twice been a visiting artist at Harvard, teaching screenwriting seminars.

Awards and nominations

Kessler has been nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards. Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for their work on the Damages pilot episode "Get Me A Lawyer".

Kessler has been nominated for five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Producer Director Creator
1997 The Visitor Yes No No No Co-wrote "Going Home"
1999 Providence Yes No No No 3 episodes, also executive story editor
2000–01 The Sopranos Yes Yes No No Wrote 5 episodes, also co-producer
2002–03 Robbery Homicide Division Yes Yes No No Supervising producer, wrote 5 episodes
2007–12 Damages Yes Executive Yes Co-creator Wrote 25 episodes and directed 7 episodes
2015–17 Bloodline Yes Executive Yes Co-creator Wrote 8 episodes and directed 4 episodes
2024–present The New Look Yes Executive Yes Yes Wrote 8 episodes and directed 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b Lima, Leo Noboru (2021-11-22). "Fired Sopranos Writer Confirms What We Suspected All Along About James Gandolfini's Demeanor - Looper". Looper.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. ^ Jewish Weekly: "Celebrity Jews" by Nate Bloom. August 7, 2007
  3. ^ Prudom, Laura (14 September 2016). "'Bloodline' Ending After Season 3 on Netflix". Retrieved 14 September 2016.


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