# Russ Cochrane

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{{Short description|Canadian screenwriter and producer}}
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'''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](/source/BBC_America) television series ''[Orphan Black](/source/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](/source/Emmy) and [Golden Globe](/source/Golden_Globe) nominated actress [Tatiana Maslany](/source/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](/source/Global_Television_Network)/[ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) television drama ''[Rookie Blue](/source/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](/source/CBS)/[CTV](/source/CTV_Television_Network) television series ''[Flashpoint](/source/Flashpoint_(TV_series))'',<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](/source/NBC) supernatural drama ''[The Listener](/source/The_Listener_(TV_series))'',<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](/source/The_N) mystery series ''[Whistler](/source/Whistler_(TV_series))''.<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](/source/Last_Exit_(2006_film))'',<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](/source/John_Fawcett_(director)). His other credits include the adventure series ''[Young Blades](/source/Young_Blades)''; the teen comedy ''[Radio Free Roscoe](/source/Radio_Free_Roscoe)''; and [MTV](/source/MTV)'s ''[Undressed](/source/Undressed)'', produced by [Roland Joffé](/source/Roland_Joff%C3%A9).
 
Cochrane earned a degree in Philosophy and History from [Dalhousie University](/source/Dalhousie_University), in [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia). He has participated as an invited speaker at the [Canadian Film Centre](/source/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>

==Notes==
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==References==
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*[http://www.film.com/celebrities/russell-cochrane/14844575 Film.com biography]
*[http://imagination-llc.com/movies/last-exit/ Last Exit]

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Category:21st-century Canadian male writers

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