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Graham Roland

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Graham Roland
Born
NationalityAmerican
Chickasaw Nation
Occupation(s)Writer, producer
Years active2008–present
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service2000–2006
Battles / warsIraq War

Graham Roland is an American writer and producer. In 2022, he created the crime thriller series Dark Winds on AMC.

Career

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Roland is known for his work as a writer on the FOX series Prison Break and on the final season of the ABC mystery series Lost. He also worked as a writer and co-producer on Fringe.[1]

He served as a writer and co-producer on the FOX crime/horror series Almost Human until it was cancelled on April 29, 2014.[2] In 2015, he wrote two episodes of the United States remake of The Returned and has produced all 10-episodes of the first season. He wrote the story and executive produced the Mark Wahlberg espionage action thriller Mile 22, directed by Peter Berg.[3] He is currently working on the action political thriller web television series Jack Ryan, based on characters from the fictional "Ryanverse" created by Tom Clancy. He co-created it with Carlton Cuse.[4][5]

Personal life

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He is also an Iraq War veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 2000 to 2006.[6] He is of Native American heritage.[7] Roland is a Chickasaw Nation citizen.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Producer
2008 Prison Break Yes No 2 episodes
2010 Lost Yes No Wrote 3 episodes, also story editor
2010 The New Man in Charge Yes No Epilogue of Lost
2010–13 Fringe Yes Yes Wrote 13 episodes
Also co-producer and supervising producer
2013–14 Almost Human Yes Yes Co-executive producer, wrote 2 episodes
2015 The Returned Yes Yes Co-executive producer, wrote 2 episodes
2018 Mile 22 Yes Executive Story by
2018–23 Jack Ryan Yes Executive Co-creator, wrote 9 episodes
2022–present Dark Winds Yes Executive Creator, wrote 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Graham Roland from Prison Break". Film.com. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  2. ^ TV by the Numbers
  3. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 2, 2015). "Ronda Rousey, Sam Medina, Peter Berg and Iko Uwais Team on Action Pic 'Mile 22' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 22, 2015). "Jack Ryan Series From Carlton Cuse, Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes & Paramount Chased By Nets". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 29, 2015). "'Jack Ryan' TV Series Lands At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Highfill, Samantha (July 30, 2018). "'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' aims to be more than a one-dimensional terrorism story". EW.com. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (9 July 2021). "AMC Orders 'Dark Winds' Series From George R.R. Martin & Robert Redford Based On Tony Hillerman Books; Zahn McClarnon & Kiowa Gordon Star". Deadline. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  8. ^ McDonnell, Brandy (11 June 2022). "Robert Redford, George R.R. Martin and Native voices powering 'Dark Winds' series". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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