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Kirk Ellis

Writer | Producer | Actor

Known for John Adams (2008), Into the West (2005), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), Sons of Liberty (2015)

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Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 7 nominations

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32 titles

Projects in Development (9 titles)	Budget	Status
1776 Writer (adaptation) Writer (adaptation) See fewer		Development Unknown
Bolívar (TV Mini-series) - Writer (adaptation), Executive Producer, Producer Writer (adaptation), Executive Producer, Producer See fewer		Pitch
El Demócrata Writer Writer See fewer		Script
Flying Tigers Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer		Development Unknown
Harvey Girls (TV Mini-series) - Creative Executive, Writer (treatment writer) Creative Executive, Writer (treatment writer) See fewer		Optioned
In the Kingdom of Ice (TV Mini-series) - Executive Producer, Writer Executive Producer, Writer See fewer		Optioned
No Surrender Producer Producer See fewer		Pre-Prod
The Day the Laughter Stopped (TV Movie) - Writer (script) Writer (script) See fewer		Development Unknown
Untitled Harriet Tubman Project Executive Producer, Writer Executive Producer, Writer See fewer		Script

Released Film and Video (10 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Hold (2009) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$25K
The Grass Harp (1995) Co-Producer, Writer (screenplay) Co-Producer, Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$8MM	$117K	$560K	$560K
The Naked Truth (1992) Writer Writer See fewer
Hired to Kill (1990) Writer Writer See fewer
Frankenhooker (1990) Publicist Publicist See fewer	$2.5MM		$205K	$205K
Moontrap (1989) Publicist Publicist See fewer
Nightmare at Noon (1988) Writer Writer See fewer
Terminal Exposure (1987) Writer Writer See fewer
The Wind (1986) (Video) - Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
My Kingdom For... (1985) Producer Producer See fewer

Released Television (9 titles)	Episodes
Deadly Shootouts (2016) (TV Series) - Special Thanks (6 episodes, 2016) Special Thanks (6 episodes, 2016) See fewer The Great Northfield Raid (Feb 13, 2016) Season 1, Episode 6 - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Sons of Liberty (2015) (TV Mini-series) - Writer (1 episode, 2015), Writer (story by) (1 episode, 2015) Writer (1 episode, 2015), Writer (story by) (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Independence (Jan 27, 2015) Season 1, Episode 3 - Writer (story by) Writer (story by) See fewer A Dangerous Game (Jan 25, 2015) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer Writer See fewer	2
ATSN: Stop the Threat (2014) (TV Series) - Hero (1 episode, 2014) Hero (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Knockout (Mar 3, 2014) Season 4, Episode 6 - Hero Hero See fewer	1
John Adams (2008) (TV Mini-series) - Writer (7 episodes, 2008), Co-Executive Producer (7 episodes, 2008) Writer (7 episodes, 2008), Co-Executive Producer (7 episodes, 2008) See fewer Peacefield (Apr 20, 2008) Season 1, Episode 7 - Co-Executive Producer, Writer Co-Executive Producer, Writer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	7
Into the West (2005) (TV Mini-series) - Supervising Producer (6 episodes, 2005), Stage Passenger (1 episode, 2005), Writer (1 episode, 2005) Supervising Producer (6 episodes, 2005), Stage Passenger (1 episode, 2005), Writer (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Ghost Dance (Jul 22, 2005) Season 1, Episode 6 - Supervising Producer Supervising Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV Mini-series) - Co-Producer (2 episodes, 2001), Writer (teleplay) (2 episodes, 2001) Co-Producer (2 episodes, 2001), Writer (teleplay) (2 episodes, 2001) See fewer Episode #1.2 (May 21, 2001) Season 1, Episode 2 - Co-Producer, Writer (teleplay) Co-Producer, Writer (teleplay) See fewer Episode #1.1 (May 20, 2001) Season 1, Episode 1 - Co-Producer, Writer (teleplay) Co-Producer, Writer (teleplay) See fewer	2
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) (TV Mini-series) - Co-Executive Producer (2 episodes, 2001) Co-Executive Producer (2 episodes, 2001) See fewer Part II (Feb 26, 2001) Season 1, Episode 2 - Co-Executive Producer Co-Executive Producer See fewer Part I (Feb 25, 2001) Season 1, Episode 1 - Co-Executive Producer Co-Executive Producer See fewer	2
The Three Stooges (2000) (TV Movie) - Writer (teleplay) Writer (teleplay) See fewer
The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000) (TV Mini-series) - Writer (2 episodes, 2000) Writer (2 episodes, 2000) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Feb 28, 2000) Season 1, Episode 2 - Writer Writer See fewer Episode #1.1 (Feb 27, 2000) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer Writer See fewer	2

Self (3 titles)
On Story (2014) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2014) Himself (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Unforgiven: Deconstructing an Anti-Western (May 30, 2014) Season 4, Episode 7 - Himself Himself See fewer
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV Special) - Himself - Winner Himself - Winner See fewer
Making 'John Adams' (2008) (Video) - Himself - Co-Screenwriter & Co-Executive Producer Himself - Co-Screenwriter & Co-Executive Producer See fewer

Other (1 title)
The Order: 1886 (2015) (Video Game) - Writer Writer See fewer

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