Alex Gansa is a screenwriter and producer best known as the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Showtime series Homeland.He produced and wrote a number of scripts for the Beauty and the Beast television series. Previously he worked as a writer and supervising producer on The X-Files in its first two seasons, and on Dawson's Creek in its third season. After that he was involved with the short-lived series Wolf Lake, a series focusing on a group of werewolves in North West America, as an executive producer and a writer. Gansa was also involved in the TV series Numb3rs and HBO's Entourage.More recently he joined the writing crew of 24 for its seventh season. Gansa is also one of the co-creators and showrunner of Homeland, a 2011 series for Showtime.In 2012, he was nominated and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for writing the "Pilot" of Homeland, also winning an Emmy for Best Drama Series.
TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes, 2010 co-executive producer - 24 episodes, 2009
24
2008
TV Movie co-executive producer
Entourage
2007
TV Series consulting producer - 6 episodes
Numb3rs
2005
TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes
Wolf Lake
2001-2002
TV Series executive producer - 9 episodes
Dawson's Creek
1999-2000
TV Series executive producer - 14 episodes
Maximum Bob
1998
TV Series executive producer - 7 episodes
The X-Files
1993-1994
TV Series supervising producer - 23 episodes
Country Estates
1993
TV Movie producer
Sisters
1991
TV Series supervising producer - 5 episodes
Beauty and the Beast
TV Series co-producer - 21 episodes, 1988 - 1989 producer - 10 episodes, 1989 - 1990
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Homeland
TV Series developed for american television by - 51 episodes, 2011 - 2017 developed for American television by - 21 episodes, 2014 - 2015 written by - 14 episodes, 2011 - 2015 teleplay by - 2 episodes, 2011 - 2015 story by - 2 episodes, 2011
Anatomy of Violence
2013
TV Movie writer
24
TV Series teleplay by - 5 episodes, 2009 - 2010 written by - 4 episodes, 2009 - 2010 story by - 2 episodes, 2010
Wolf Lake
2001
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Dawson's Creek
1999
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Maximum Bob
1998
TV Series writer
The X-Files
TV Series written by - 5 episodes, 1993 - 1994 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1995
Country Estates
1993
TV Movie written by
Sisters
1991
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Beauty and the Beast
TV Series written by - 9 episodes, 1987 - 1990 story - 7 episodes, 1987 - 1990 teleplay - 3 episodes, 1987 - 1989
Spenser: For Hire
1986-1987
TV Series written by - 4 episodes
The Wizard
1986
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beauty and the Beast
1988
TV Series executive story editor - 5 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter
2015
TV Series
Himself
70th Golden Globe Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best TV-Series Drama
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best TV Series - Drama
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
60 Minute Category
Homeland (2011)
2013
PGA Award
PGA Awards
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
Homeland (2011)
2012
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Homeland (2011)
2012
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
Homeland (2011)
2012
Edgar
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Best Television Episode Teleplay
Homeland (2011)
2012
WGA Award (TV)
Writers Guild of America, USA
New Series
Homeland (2011)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
Homeland (2011)
2016
PGA Award
PGA Awards
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
Homeland (2011)
2015
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
Homeland (2011)
2014
Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
60 Minute Category
Homeland (2011)
2014
PGA Award
PGA Awards
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama