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Todd A. Kessler
Todd A. Kessler is an American screenwriter, director and showrunner.
Kessler co-created and Executive Produced Netflix’s Emmy award-
winning dramatic thriller “Bloodline”, starring Ben Mendelsohn, Kyle
Chandler, Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard. Kessler co-created and
Executive Produced the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning legal
thriller “Damages,” starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne. Kessler wrote
and produced the 2nd and 3rd seasons of HBO's "The Sopranos,”
Michael Mann's "Robbery Homicide" Division, and the first season of
NBC's “Providence".
Kessler began his career as a playwright working with David Rabe, and
segued into film and television when Spike Lee hired him as a
screenwriter. Kessler graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard
University with a degree in Dramatic Literature and Playwriting and has
twice been a Visiting Artist at Harvard, teaching screenwriting seminars.
He has been nominated for 7 Emmys including Best Drama Series, Best
Writing and Best Director, as well as a Writers Guild of America Award
and a Producers Guild Award.