Rockne S. O'Bannon
Known for

Writing

Credits

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Gender

Man

Birthday

12 Jan 1955 (69)

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as
Rockne O'Bannon
Steven Rae

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Biography

Rockne S. O'Bannon is a television producer and writer. He is the creator of the science fiction movie Alien Nation, television shows seaQuest DSV, The Triangle and Farscape. He is married with one daughter and two sons - all three children adopted from Russia. He resides in California, USA. O'Bannon grew up in a home influenced by the film industry. The son of a gaffer, he was surrounded by film from his birth. His father worked on various films through Warner Bros. golden age, and his mother was a professional dancer who performed with Fred Astaire. He started writing in high school, and wrote many spec scripts (works written "on speculation", without a verbal or written contract), and eventually submitted them to NBC's Amazing Stories and CBS's The Twilight Zone (1985). CBS bought one of them, and after a second script sale for The Twilight Zone, he was hired on as a staff writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rockne S. O'Bannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Alien NationCharacters
2019EvilExecutive Producer
2019EvilWriter
2014ConstantineWriter
2013DefianceWriter
2013DefianceExecutive Producer
2013DefianceCreator
2013CultWriter
2013CultCreator
2012RevolutionWriter
2012RevolutionExecutive Producer
2009VWriter
2005The TriangleWriter
2005The TriangleProducer
2005The TriangleExecutive Producer
2005The TriangleTeleplay
1999FarscapeProducer
1999FarscapeWriter
1999FarscapeExecutive Producer
1999FarscapeCreator
1999Fatal ErrorTeleplay
1998CreatureTeleplay
1998CreatureProducer
1997Alien Nation: The Udara LegacyCharacters
1997InvasionWriter
1996Alien Nation: The Enemy WithinCharacters
1996Alien Nation: MillenniumCharacters
1995Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee NightmareDirector
1995Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee NightmareTeleplay
1995Alien Nation: Body and SoulWriter
1995Alien Nation: Body and SoulCharacters
1994Alien Nation: Dark HorizonCharacters
1993seaQuest DSVStory
1993seaQuest DSVCreator
1990FearWriter
1990FearDirector
1990FearProducer
1989Alien NationCreator
1989Alien NationCharacters
1988Alien NationScreenplay
1985The Twilight ZoneWriter
1985The Twilight ZoneTeleplay
1985The Twilight ZoneStory Editor
1985Amazing StoriesWriter