Christopher Leone

{{short description|American filmmaker}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox person |name = Christopher Leone |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |occupation = {{hlist|Filmmaker|screenwriter|visual effects artist|}} |years_active = 1999–present |spouse = {{marriage|Pamela Wimberly|2004}} |children = |website = {{URL|https://www.christopherleone.com}} }} '''Christopher Leone''' is an American filmmaker with a background in visual effects and animation.

==Biography== Leone wrote and directed the science-fiction digital pilot ''Parallels'' released by Fox Digital Studio on the Netflix streaming service in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thevideoink.com/news/netflix-picks-new-fox-digital-studio-movie-parallels/|title=Netflix Picks Up New Fox Digital Studio Movie 'Parallels'|last=Patel|first=Sahil|work=thevideoink.com|date=February 27, 2015|accessdate=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922053035/http://www.thevideoink.com/news/netflix-picks-new-fox-digital-studio-movie-parallels/|archive-date=September 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before that Leone directed two seasons of the digital series ''Suit Up'' and one season of ''Wolfpack of Reseda'', also for Fox Digital.

Leone co-wrote and co-executive produced ''The Lost Room'', a mini-series for Syfy produced by Lionsgate Television, starring Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, and Kevin Pollak. ''The Lost Room'' was created by Leone, Laura Harkcom, and Paul Workman and first aired in December 2006. Leone, Harkcom, and Workman were nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2009/09/09/the_lost_room/|title=The Best Sci-Fi Series You've Never Heard Of|last=Miller|first=Laura|work=salon.com|date=September 9, 2009|accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref>

In 2006, Leone's short film ''K-7'' screened at over 60 film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival and SXSW, and won 12 awards including Best Live Action Short at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Best Short at CineVegas, and a Jury Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

In July 2009, Red 5 Comics published ''We Kill Monsters'', written by Leone.

== Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title !!rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year!! colspan="4" scope="col" | Credited as !! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes !rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- ! |Director!! | Writer!! |Producer!! | Other |- !scope="row"|''{{sort|To|To Build a Better Mousetrap}}'' |1999 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |Editor<br />Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''{{sort|Re|Re: Stinky Boss}}'' |2002 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |Editor<br />Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''{{sort|K-7|K-7}}'' |2006 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Editor<br />Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''{{sort|Parallels|Parallels}}'' |2015 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |Executive producer |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''{{sort|Replacement|The Replacement}}'' |2017 |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''{{sort|Scaring|Scaring Grandma}}'' |2018 |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |Short film |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''{{sort|Code 3|Code 3}}'' |2025 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |style="text-align:center;"| |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Year(s) !scope="col"|Role !scope="col"|Channel !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |- !scope="row"|''The Lost Room'' |2006 |align="center"|— |Sci Fi Channel |Television miniseries {{small|(executive producer and writer)}} |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''Bar Karma'' |2011 |align="center"|— |Current TV | *"Hack Job" {{small|(director and writer)}} *"Man Walks Out of a Bar" {{small|(director)}} |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''Wolfpack of Reseda'' |2012 |align="center"|— |Fox Digital Studio |8 episodes {{small|(director)}} |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''Suit Up'' |2012-2013 |align="center"|— |Fox Digital Studio |16 episodes {{small|(director)}} |style="text-align:center;"| |- !scope="row"|''Gone: A Wayward Pines Story'' |2015 |align="center"|— |Fox Digital Studio |10 episodes {{small|(director and writer)}} |style="text-align:center;"| |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==  * {{Official website|http://www.christopherleone.com}} * {{IMDb name|0002814}}

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