Aaron Zelman
Encyclopedia
Aaron Zelman is an American television writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series Law & Order
, Criminal Minds
and Damages
. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on Damages.
in 2000. He wrote the episodes "Return", "Teenage Wasteland", "White Lie", "Whiplash" and "Judge Dread". He became a story editor for the twelfth season in 2001 and wrote the episodes "Myth of Fingerprints", "3 Dawg Night" and "DR1-102". He was promoted to executive story editor for the thirteenth season in 2002 and wrote the episodes "American Jihad" and "Suicide Box". He became a producer for the fourteenth season in 2003 and wrote the episodes "Blaze", "Ill-Conceived" and "Can I Get a Witness?" He left the series at the end of the fifteenth season.
He worked on the short-lived legal drama Eyes in 2005. The series aired as a mid-season replacement in 2005 and was taken off air after only five of the thirteen produced episodes were aired. The remaining eight episodes were aired in 2007. Zelman wrote the episodes "Burglary" and "Innocence" which did not air until 2007.
He became a supervising producer and writer for the first season of CBS procedural Criminal Minds
in 2005. He wrote the first season episodes "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Poison" and "Machismo". He was promoted to co-executive producer for the second season in 2006. He wrote the episodes "Psychodrama", "Fear and Loathing" and "Honor Among Thieves". He left the series at the end of the second season.
He became a consulting producer and writer for the first season of FX crime drama Damages in 2007. The series was co-created by his brother Daniel Zelman
. Zelman wrote the first season episode "We Are Not Animals". Zelman and the first season writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for best new series. He returned as a co-executive producer for the second season in 2009 and wrote the episodes "Hey! Mr. Pibb!" and "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney". Zelman and the second season production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for best drama series in 2009. He remained a co-executive producer for the third season in 2010 and wrote the episode "The Dog Is Happier Without Her" and co-wrote the episode "Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck" with co-producer Mark Fish
.
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
and Damages
Damages (TV series)
Damages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the DirecTV channel Audience Network after originally airing on FX and is produced by the creators' own...
. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on Damages.
Career
Zelman began writing for television with the eleventh season of Law & OrderLaw & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
in 2000. He wrote the episodes "Return", "Teenage Wasteland", "White Lie", "Whiplash" and "Judge Dread". He became a story editor for the twelfth season in 2001 and wrote the episodes "Myth of Fingerprints", "3 Dawg Night" and "DR1-102". He was promoted to executive story editor for the thirteenth season in 2002 and wrote the episodes "American Jihad" and "Suicide Box". He became a producer for the fourteenth season in 2003 and wrote the episodes "Blaze", "Ill-Conceived" and "Can I Get a Witness?" He left the series at the end of the fifteenth season.
He worked on the short-lived legal drama Eyes in 2005. The series aired as a mid-season replacement in 2005 and was taken off air after only five of the thirteen produced episodes were aired. The remaining eight episodes were aired in 2007. Zelman wrote the episodes "Burglary" and "Innocence" which did not air until 2007.
He became a supervising producer and writer for the first season of CBS procedural Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
in 2005. He wrote the first season episodes "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Poison" and "Machismo". He was promoted to co-executive producer for the second season in 2006. He wrote the episodes "Psychodrama", "Fear and Loathing" and "Honor Among Thieves". He left the series at the end of the second season.
He became a consulting producer and writer for the first season of FX crime drama Damages in 2007. The series was co-created by his brother Daniel Zelman
Daniel Zelman
Daniel Zelman is an American actor, screenwriter and television producer. Zelman is the husband of former Will & Grace and The Starter Wife star Debra Messing. The couple have a son, Roman Walker Zelman, born in 2004. Zelman is an executive producer on the FX drama series Damages, which he...
. Zelman wrote the first season episode "We Are Not Animals". Zelman and the first season writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for best new series. He returned as a co-executive producer for the second season in 2009 and wrote the episodes "Hey! Mr. Pibb!" and "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney". Zelman and the second season production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for best drama series in 2009. He remained a co-executive producer for the third season in 2010 and wrote the episode "The Dog Is Happier Without Her" and co-wrote the episode "Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck" with co-producer Mark Fish
Mark Fish (writer)
-Actor:Fish has appeared in bit part roles on shows including The O.C., Ed, Law & Order and The Sopranos. He was an actor in the TV show Trinity, and a supporting actor in the film "Paging Emma".-Writer:...
.