Kevin O Donnell, WRITER

Kevin O’Donnell, WRITER

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Agent:

Gayla Nethercott

Nethercott Agency

10956 Weyburn Avenue
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 401-8118

Objective

I would like to positively contribute my writing skills and creativity while working collaboratively on a new media project, in the writers room of a television program or webseries, or for an advertising, marketing or public relations agency.

Qualifications

I like solving problems, I love language and I have a fanatical reverence for the written word. A creative thinker and creative writer, I’ve been working on my craft for many years. I am a published journalist, playwright, and poet. I am also a produced screenwriter, a short story writer, a songwriter, and, most recently, a creator of original material for television. For over ten years I’ve managed to successfully manage a career as a freelance writer and actor. As a student of human nature, I’m naturally curious about everything. I’ve watched trends come and I’ve predicted, accurately, when they would go. It’s my job to know about everything that’s happening all the time so I devour the news every day. Collaborating creatively with others is something I thrive on and seek out.

Unique Strengths

Having worked professionally as an actor in all mediums, I’m very adept at working with performers and writing crisp, actable dialogue. I also possess an extensive knowledge of the history of American gangsterism, criminal justice and the legal process. I’m fluent in IPA symbols and applications. Although I consider drama (domestic, crime, legal) to be the genre I excel at, I also bring a sense of humor to my work (I’ve written successful material for comedians). Also, a passion for researchinghistorical facts for dramaturgical accuracy has served me well in my work.

Writing Experience

Cineflix Studios (New York City branch) – Series Creator/Writer. September, 2011 to the present.

Cineflix is a major Canadian media company. Cineflix Studios is just beginning to produce in the US and has attached itself to my second dramatic series. The studio is currently searching for a network and a showrunner. We have a well-known feature film producer attached.

Fox Television Studios (Los Angeles) – Series Creator/Writer. November, 2011 to January, 2013.

Developed my original dramatic series with this major studio. A two-time Emmy Award winner has since signed on to executive produce the program which is currently out to cable networks.

Margin Walker Films (New York City) – Writer, Director, Producer, Co-Founder. September 2007 to the

present. Created copy and marketing materials; acquired funding; produced and directed online content for FunnyOrDie.com, film festivals (including The NYC Downtown Short Film Festival), YouTube, and Facebook.

Hydraulx (Los Angeles) – Freelance Screenwriter. September 2005 to May of 2006.

Created a scene-by-scene treatment for a high-concept film project.

Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis, MN) – Commissioned Playwright. January 2003 to September 2003.

Sloan Foundation Grant Recipient. Commissioned to write, develop, and oversee a production of an original play. Worked with actors, the Artistic Director, the director and designers to realize a collaborative artistic vision.

Somerville Journal (Somerville, MA) – Reporter. 1999. Wrote articles detailing various community

events and happenings in this town just outside of Boston.

Education

Emerson College, BFA in Creative Writing. Magna Cum Laude.

Senior Writing Award of Distinction for both poetry and dramatic writing.

Golden Key Honors Society.

Staff Writer for the student literary journal Gangsters in Concrete.

Produced “The Coffee House” a morning show on the award-winning radio station WERS.

Juilliard, Artist Diploma, Acting. Laura Pels Award.

Professional Affiliations

Irish American Writers & Artists

MoveOn.org

Wounded Warrior Project

Writing Samples

Please visit my official website kevin-o-donnell.com to easily view samples of commercial scripts,short fiction, plays, and poetry. For legal reasons, feature film and television script samples are only available through my agent.