Chris Carter Biography (1956-)

Full name, Christopher C. Carter; born October 13, 1956, in Bellflower, CA; son of William (a construction worker) and Catherine (a homemaker; maiden name, Mulder) Carter; married Dori Pierson (a screenwriter and producer), 1989 (some sources say 1987). Addresses: Agent: Broder-Webb-Chervin-Silbermann Agency, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Writer, producer, director
Birth Details: October 13, 1956; Bellflower, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Work
Series
Coproducer, Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
Executive producer, A Brand New Life, The Disney Channel, 1989
Producer, The Nanny, CBS, 1993
Creator and co-executive producer, The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1993-2002
Creator and executive producer, Millennium, Fox, 1996-1999
Creator and executive producer, Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999, then F/X,2000
Creator and executive producer, The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001
Movies
Executive producer, Meet the Munceys, 1988
Executive producer, Brand New Life: The Honeymooners, NBC, 1989
Pilots
Producer, Cameo by Night, NBC, 1987
Executive producer, The X-Files, Fox, 1993
Executive producer, Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999
Specials
Creator and executive producer, More Secrets of the X-Files, Fox,1996
Executive producer, Inside the X-Files, Fox, 1998
Television Director
Episodic
"That's Cheating," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
"20 Sweet 16," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1988
"Duane Barry," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1994
"The List," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1995
"The Post-Modern Prometheus," The X-Files (also known as The XFiles and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1997
"The Red and the Black: Part 2," The X-Files (also known as TheX Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1998
"Triangle," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1998
"How the Ghosts Stole Christmas," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1998
"First Person Shooter," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 2000
"Patience," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 2000
"Providence: Part 2," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 2002
"Improbable," The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 2002
Television Appearances
Specials
Himself, More Secrets of the X-Files, Fox, 1996
TV Guide Looks at Science Fiction, USA Network, 1997

Himself, Inside the X-Files, Fox, 1998
Masters of Fantasy: Harlan Ellison, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
The X-Files Movie Special (documentary), Fox, 1998
Episodic
(Uncredited) Another agent, "Anasazi," The X-Files (also known asThe X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1995
(Uncredited) Extra in cinema scene, "Hollywood A.D.," The X-Files(also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 2000
Film Work
Executive producer, The X-Files: The Unopened File, 1996
Producer, The X-Files (also known as X-Files: The Movie), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Senior agent, The X-Files: The Unopened File, 1996
Himself, The Making of "The X Files: Fight the Future," 1998
Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (documentary), Aspire Entertainment Group, Inc., 2003
WRITINGS
Television Movies
(With Michael Patrick Goodman), The B.R.A.T. Patrol, 1986
Meet the Munceys, 1988
Brand New Life: The Honeymooners, NBC, 1989
Television Pilots
Cameo by Night, NBC, 1987
The X-Files, Fox, 1993
Millennium, Fox, 1996
Harsh Realm, 1999
Also wrote The Nanny, The Disney Channel.
Television Specials
More Secrets of the X-Files, Fox, 1996
Television Series
The X-Files (also known as The X Files and Aux frontieres du reel), Fox, 1993-2002
Television Episodes
"Once in a Lifeguard," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
"Beauty and the Babe," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
"Even Housekeepers Sing the Blues," A Brand New Life, The Disney Channel, 1990
"A Cry in the Night," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1991
"Gehenna," Millennium, Fox, 1996
"The Well-Worn Lock," Millennium, Fox, 1996
"Lamentation: Part 1," Millennium, Fox, 1997
(With Frank Spotnitz) "TEOTWAWKI," Millennium, Fox, 1998
(With Spotnitz) "Antipas," Millennium, Fox, 1999
(With Spotnitz) "Seven and One," Millennium, Fox, 1999
"Leviathan," Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999
"Inga Fossa," Harsh Realm, Fox, 1999
"Cincinnati," Harsh Realm, FX, 2000
"Three Men and a Smoking Diaper," The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001
Also wrote episodes of The Nanny, CBS.
Television Scores
Series
Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
Screenplays
The X-Files (also known as X-Files: The Movie), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Film Scores
In the Shadow of the Sun, 1980
Video Games
The X Files Game (also known as The X-Files), Fox Interactive, 1998
The X Files: Resist or Serve, Vivendi Universal Games Ltd., 2004
Songs
Lyricist for the song "If You Never Say Goodbye," included in the album Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files, releasedby Warner Bros.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The series The X-Files has been adapted into original full-lengthadult novels, including Goblins and Whirlwind, both by CharlesGrant, and Ground Zero and Ruins, both by Kevin J. Anderson, all published by HarperPrism. Episodes from The X-Files have been adapted into books for juvenile readers by several authors, including Lee Martin. The X-Files has also been adapted into a comic book series, published by Topps Comics, and into interactive adventure CD-ROMs, created by HyperBoleStudios and released by Fox Interactive. Two albums including music from theshow and music inspired by the show have been released by Warner Bros.: Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by The X-Files and The Truth and the Light. Episodes from Millennium have been adapted intoa series of books, including Millennium 2000 and Gehenna, bothpublished by Ingram, 1997.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 23, Gale Research, 1998
Contemporary Authors, Volume 160, Gale, 1998
Newsmakers 2000, Issue 1, Gale Group, 2000

Periodicals

Broadcasting and Cable, July 22, 1996, p. 20
Entertainment Weekly, March 10, 1995, p. 18; October 18, 1996, p.42; February 5, 1999, p. 24
Hollywood Reporter, November 7, 1997
Inside Media, October 2, 1996, p. 24
Newsweek, June 22, 1998, p. 73
People Weekly, June 19, 1995, pp. 117-19; April 29, 1996, p. 26; May 11, 1998, p. 97
Skeptical Inquirer, January/February, 1997, p. 24

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