J. H. Wyman

J. H. Wyman
Born	Joel Howard Wyman (1967-01-05) January 5, 1967 Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Writer, director, executive producer, musician
Years active	1992–present

Joel Howard "J. H." Wyman (born January 5, 1967) is a film and TV producer, screenwriter, director and musician. He is best known for his work on the Fox science fiction shows Fringe and Almost Human, and wrote and produced the films The Mexican (2001) and Dead Man Down (2013).

Life and career

Wyman was born January 5, 1967, in Oakland, California, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He left for Toronto to pursue an acting career and later attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California.

After a short stint as an actor (using the stage name Joel Wyner) which included roles in the TV-series Catwalk (1992) and Sirens (1993), and Highlander: The Series (1993) Wyman segued into writing and producing. His first major feature script was The Mexican (2001) starring Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt, directed by Gore Verbinski. He then created the FOX series Keen Eddie (2003).

In 2008, Wyman joined the first season of the FOX science fiction series Fringe as a writer and co-executive producer. At the start of season two, he was promoted to executive producer and co-showrunner (titles he shared with Jeff Pinkner). At the beginning of season five, he became the sole showrunner. He also directed two episodes: "A Short Story About Love" (season 4, episode 15) and the season-five finale, "An Enemy of Fate".

Wyman is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the FOX science-fiction series Almost Human (2013).

In 1997, Wyman formed his production company, Frequency Films, which produced such film and TV projects as Pale Saints, Keen Eddie, Almost Human and Dead Man Down.

He is also a musician and performs with the alternative rock band Angels of Mercy. On December 4, 2016, Main Man Records will release Angels of Mercy's self-titled debut.

On January 11, 2020, Wyman wrote a script for the pilot episode of a new Debris television series for Legendary Television and Universal Television. On June 29, 2020, NBC announced that the production had been given a series order.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1997	Pale Saints	Yes	Yes	No	Credited as "Joel Wyner"
2000	Mr. Rice's Secret	No	Yes	No
2001	The Mexican	No	Yes	Yes
2013	Dead Man Down	No	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Creator	Notes
1992	Highlander: The Series	No	No	No	No	Actor (1 episode, Gregor)
2003–2004	Keen Eddie	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Writer (9 episodes)
2004	Harry Green and Eugene	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	Repo Cohen	No	Yes	No	No	TV movie
2006	13 Graves	No	Yes	No	No
2008–2013	Fringe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Director (2 episodes); writer (32 episodes
2013	Almost Human	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Writer (2 episodes)
2021	Debris	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

External links

• J.H. Wyman at IMDb
• Angels of Mercy