Christopher Cantwell is an American writer, producer, and director who has worked in television, film, and comic books. He is best known as one of the two co-creators of the TV series Halt and Catch Fire, for which he also served as a producer, showrunner, screenwriter, and director. He also directed the 2019 film The Parts You Lose.[1] Cantwell is a writer of comic books that includes The Blue Flame, She Could Fly, Everything, Doctor Doom, The Mask, Iron Man, Captain America, Gold Goblin, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan. He served as an executive producer of the television adaptation of the comic book Paper Girls.
Background
Cantwell was born in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1980s, the family moved to Dallas, Texas.[2] Cantwell attended the University of Southern California and enrolled in its screenwriting program as an undergraduate. He began writing with Christopher C. Rogers in August 2010, and they created Halt and Catch Fire together.[3]
Cantwell wrote a comic book series for the character Doctor Doom. It was nominated for a 2020 Eisner Award for Best New Series.[4]
He currently lives in Highland Park, California, with his wife, Elizabeth Cantwell, a writer, and their three children.[5][6] On January 14, 2021, he came out as bisexual on his Twitter page.[7]
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References
- Amanda N'Duka. Christopher Cantwell Tapped To Direct Aaron Paul In 'The Parts You Lose' Deadline Hollywood, November 28, 2017, retrieved January 17, 2018^
- Staff. Masterclass with Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers torontoscreenwritingconference.com, Toronto Screenwriting Conference, April 22, 2017, retrieved January 17, 2018^
- Lisa Palmer. 'Halt and Catch Fire' Co-Creators Chris Rogers and Chris Cantwell: How We Made It in Hollywood The Hollywood Reporter, June 20, 2015, retrieved January 17, 2018^
- 2020 Eisner Awards Nominations comic-con.org, June 2, 2020, retrieved September 14, 2020^
- 2022: Elizabeth Cantwell @eccantwell announcing she has a baby retrieved 2023-11-05^
- Elizabeth Cantwell Poetry authorpage, retrieved January 5, 2022^
- Christopher Cantwell. I think it's finally time to share that I'm bisexual. It's taken decades of subconscious confusion and a few years of conscious thinking, therapy, and the amazing support of my wife @eccantwell. January 13, 2021, retrieved January 6, 2022^