Matt Nix

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Matt Nix
The Gifted
SpouseMelinda Stahl

Matthew E. Nix (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the television series

The Gifted
.

Early life and education

Nix was born in

Los Angeles, California, to Phillip and Susan Nix, and graduated from Analy High School in Sebastopol.[1] A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was a UCLA Alumni Scholar.[citation needed
]

Career

Burn Notice

In summer 2006, Matt Nix created

Michael Westen (played by Jeffrey Donovan), who is abandoned by all his normal intelligence contacts. Not knowing why he has been "burned", he begins to work as a freelance spy and investigator as he tries to find out what happened.[2]

The series premiered on

Jesse Porter (a spy Westen accidentally burned). During production of its fourth season in early 2010, it was announced that the series had been renewed for two more seasons.[3]

On the final episode, Nix had a cameo appearance as a news reporter. He also had a voice cameo in the pilot, as he is the voice that says "We've got a burn notice on you. You're blacklisted."—which then went on to appear in the opening sequence of every episode. The series ended on September 12, 2013.[citation needed] Between seasons four and five, a Burn Notice movie, entitled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, was aired on USA Network. Written and executive-produced by Nix, the movie portrayed character Sam Axe's final mission as a U.S. Navy SEAL.[citation needed]

The Good Guys

In early 2010, Nix began working on The Good Guys, a series which premiered on

Dallas Police Department, and Colin Hanks as Jack Bailey, a young, ambitious, by-the-book detective who has been assigned as Dan's partner because of his snarky attitude.[4][5]

The Good Guys was originally known by the working title Jack and Dan. For several months, the series was to be known as Code 58, the Dallas Police Department code for "routine investigation", and then briefly as The Five Eight before producers settled on The Good Guys title.[6] The show struggled with low ratings, regularly ranking in fourth place for its timeslot during the summer and then fifth place from October onward.[7] The final episode to air was broadcast December 10, 2010, on Fox.[8]

On December 15, 2010,

Fox Television Studios, the production company for the show, informed the Dallas Film Commission that the show would not be renewed for a second season.[9]

Personal life

He is married to Melinda Stahl.[10]

He has three children, including youngest son Mateo. [11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer
1997 Chekhov's Gun Yes No Yes Short film
1997 Mike Feeny's Secret for Success Yes No Yes Short film
1998 First Prince Yes No Yes Short film
1999 Me and the Big Guy Yes Yes Yes Short film
2002 Mementoke Yes No Yes Short film
2004 Singularity Yes No No Short film
2017 There Shall Come Angels Yes No Yes Short film

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Year Title Credited as Notes
Creator Director Executive
producer 		Writer
2010 The Good Guys[6] Yes Yes (1) Yes (4) Yes
2007–2013 Burn Notice Yes Yes (5) Yes Yes (24)
2011 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe — No Yes Yes Television film
2015 The Comedians[12] developer No Yes Yes (2)
2015 Complications[13] Yes Yes (2) Yes Yes (4)
2017 APB developer No Yes Yes (3)
2017 Ben 10 No No No Yes (1)
2017–2019
The Gifted
 		Yes No Yes Yes (5)
2021 Turner & Hooch Yes No Yes Yes (6)
2023 True Lies Yes No Yes Yes (13)
Key
† Denotes television series that have not yet been aired

References

  1. ^ "Analy Alumni Association" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Dempsey, John; Adalian, Josef (February 27, 2007). "'Burn,' 'Bill' get berths". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Burn Notice Renewed For Two Seasons By USA - TV Ratings, Nielsen Ratings, Television Show Ratings". TV by the Numbers. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  4. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (February 7, 2010). "If Code 58 Doesn't Nail How the Dallas PD and DA Do Business, It's Not For Lack of Trying". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  5. ^ Levin, Gary (May 13, 2010). "Who says cop shows can't be funny? Not Fox, thanks to 'Good Guys'". USA Today. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  6. ^ a b Wilonsky, Robert (February 9, 2010). "How Did Code 58 End Up Shooting In Dallas? Because It Looks Like a '70s Cop Show Set". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 19, 2010). "Fox's Kevin Reilly And Mike Darnell On 'American Idol' & 'Fringe' Moves; No Back Orders For 'Running Wilde' & 'Good Guys'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  8. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (November 21, 2010). "Are The Good Guys Gone? Hard to Say". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  9. ^ O'Connell, Joe (December 18, 2010). "Fox doesn't renew Good Guys". Dallas News. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  10. ^ Profile, imdb.com; accessed September 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Matt Nix '85 | from Community Member to Community Leader". August 2011.
  12. ^ "Billy Crystal-Starring Comedy From Matt Nix & Larry Charles Lands At FX With Pilot Order". Deadline Hollywood. 22 May 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "USA Starts Production on Drama 'Complications' Starring Jason O'Mara", TV by the Numbers, September 17, 2014.

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