Cast & creator
James Manos Jr.
Best known for Dexter, Dexter, Dexter
James Manos Jr. is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known as the creator of the Showtime drama series Dexter (2006–2013), which he adapted from Jeff Lindsay's novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Earlier in his career, Manos won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series in 1999 for co-writing the seminal Sopranos episode "College" alongside David Chase. His other television writing and producing credits include The Shield, ER, and Southland.
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television credits
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1993–2024 · acting roles
7.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (10)
Showing 10 of 10 credits
Dexter
Writer
2006Dexter
Executive Producer
2006Dexter
Creator
2006
The Sopranos
Writer
1999
The Shield
Story
2002
Dexter: Original Sin
Original Series Creator
2024
South of Hell
2015South of Hell
Executive Producer
2015
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Producer
1993
America Adrift
Producer
2016