Christopher Cantwell (filmmaker)

Christopher Cantwell is an American writer, producer, and director who has worked in television, film, and comic books. He is best known as one of the two co-creators of the TV series Halt and Catch Fire, for which he also served as a producer, showrunner, screenwriter, and director. He also directed the 2019 film The Parts You Lose.[1] Cantwell is writing for the comic books The Blue Flame, She Could Fly, Everything, Doctor Doom, The Mask, Iron Man, and Captain America, and will serve as an executive producer of the television adaptation of the comic book Paper Girls.

This article is about the Halt and Catch Fire creator. For the white supremacist, see Christopher Cantwell.

Background

Cantwell was born in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1980s, the family moved to Dallas, Texas.[2] Cantwell attended the University of Southern California and enrolled in its screenwriting program as an undergraduate. He began writing with Chris Rogers in August 2010, and they created Halt and Catch Fire together.[3]

Cantwell wrote a comic book series for the character Doctor Doom. It was nominated for a 2020 Eisner Award for Best New Series.[4]

Credits
Cantwell's screen credits
Year(s) Title Medium Notes
2014–2017 Halt and Catch Fire Television Co-creator, co-producer, and co-showrunner; also writer and director
2019 The Parts You Lose Film Director
2021 Paper Girls Television Executive producer
Cantwell's comic writing credits
Year Title Notes
2018 She Could Fly
2019 She Could Fly: The Lost Pilot
2019 The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask
2019 Doctor Doom
2019 Everything
2020 Iron Man
2021 The Blue Flame
2021 The United States of Captain America
2021 Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body

References
  1. N'Duka, Amanda (November 28, 2017). "Christopher Cantwell Tapped To Direct Aaron Paul In 'The Parts You Lose'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. Staff (April 22, 2017). "Masterclass with Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers". torontoscreenwritingconference.com. Toronto Screenwriting Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. Palmer, Lisa (June 20, 2015). "'Halt and Catch Fire' Co-Creators Chris Rogers and Chris Cantwell: How We Made It in Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. "2020 Eisner Awards Nominations". comic-con.org. Retrieved September 14, 2020.


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