Russ Cochrane

{{Short description|Canadian screenwriter and producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{distinguish|Russ Cochran|Russ Cochran (publisher)}} {{Infobox person | image = Russ Cochrane at a CFC event in L.A. 2019 (46713620834).jpg }} '''Russ Cochrane''' is a Canadian screenwriter and producer who has contributed to numerous television series and films. He is currently a co-executive producer and writer on the critically acclaimed BBC America television series ''Orphan Black'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/orphan-black/2014/05/12/hive-recap-governed-chance/ |title=The Hive Recap: Governed As It Were By Chance {{!}} Posts {{!}} Orphan Black {{!}} BBC America |website=www.bbcamerica.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515000146/http://www.bbcamerica.com/orphan-black/2014/05/12/hive-recap-governed-chance |archive-date=2014-05-15}}</ref> which stars the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress Tatiana Maslany.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/awards/tatiana-maslany-emmy-nomination-emmys-2015-1201541838/ | title='Orphan Black' star Tatiana Maslany on Her First Emmy Nomination: 'It's for Our Fans' | date=16 July 2015 }}</ref>

He served as Executive Producer and writer on the hit Global/ABC television drama ''Rookie Blue'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Diane |date=2012-05-26 |title=Rookie Blue writer Russ Cochrane |url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2012/05/26/rookie-blue-writer-russ-cochrane/ |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=www.tv-eh.com |language=en-CA}}</ref> a writer and creative consultant on the hit CBS/CTV television series ''Flashpoint'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgc.ca/magazine/current_issue/russcochrane123.html |title=W-File: Russ Cochrane |website=www.wgc.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327200205/http://www.wgc.ca/magazine/current_issue/russcochrane123.html |archive-date=2013-03-27}}</ref> an executive producer on the CTV/NBC supernatural drama ''The Listener'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/nets/ctv/nbc-picks-up-ctvs-the-listener|title = NBC Picks up CTV's the Listener|date = 30 November 2001}}</ref> and co-executive producer on the CTV/The N mystery series ''Whistler''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The N Announces Production of New Drama “Whistler” |url=https://www.nickandmore.com/2005/11/30/the-n-announces-production-of-new-drama-whistler/ |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=www.nickandmore.com}}</ref>

Cochrane also wrote the original screenplay for the Gemini Award-winning MOW ''Last Exit'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgc.ca/magazine/articles/spring_2006/tvscreen.html |title=Taking it to the TV screen |website=www.wgc.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509040607/http://www.wgc.ca/magazine/articles/spring_2006/tvscreen.html |archive-date=2006-05-09}}</ref> directed by John Fawcett. His other credits include the adventure series ''Young Blades''; the teen comedy ''Radio Free Roscoe''; and MTV's ''Undressed'', produced by Roland Joffé. Cochrane earned a degree in Philosophy and History from Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has participated as an invited speaker at the Canadian Film Centre, and The Toronto Screenwriting Conference.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinokino.com/2012/03/2012-toronto-screenwriting-conference.html|title=2012 Toronto Screenwriting Conference, Mar 31 – Apr 1|first=David|last=Eng}}</ref>

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==References== *{{IMDb name|id= 1492404}} *[http://www.film.com/celebrities/russell-cochrane/14844575 Film.com biography] *[http://imagination-llc.com/movies/last-exit/ Last Exit]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cochrane, Russ}} Category:Canadian television writers Category:Living people Category:Canadian male screenwriters Category:Canadian television producers Category:Sheridan College alumni Category:Dalhousie University alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters Category:21st-century Canadian male writers