Rockne S. O'Bannon

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1955-01-12 (69 years old)

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

Writer

Alien Nation

as Characters

2019
Evil

as Writer

2014
Constantine

as Writer

2013
Defiance

as Writer

2013
Cult

as Writer

2012
Revolution

as Writer

2009
V

as Writer

2005
The Triangle

as Writer

2005
The Triangle

as Teleplay

1999
Fatal Error

as Teleplay

1999
Farscape

as Writer

1998
Creature

as Teleplay

1997
Invasion

as Writer

1996
1995
1994
1993
seaQuest DSV

as Story

1990
Fear

as Writer

1989
Alien Nation

as Characters

1988
Alien Nation

as Screenplay

1985
1985
The Twilight Zone

as Teleplay

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Story Editor

1985
Amazing Stories

as Writer

Producer

2019
Evil

as Executive Producer

2013
Defiance

as Executive Producer

2012
Revolution

as Executive Producer

2005
The Triangle

as Producer

2005
The Triangle

as Executive Producer

1999
Farscape

as Producer

1999
Farscape

as Executive Producer

1998
Creature

as Producer

1990
Fear

as Producer

Creator

2013
Cult

as Creator

2013
Defiance

as Creator

1999
Farscape

as Creator

1993
seaQuest DSV

as Creator

1989
Alien Nation

as Creator

Director

1990
Fear

as Director