David Simkins


David Simkins is an American screenwriter and television producer. His first produced screenplay was for the film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987. He has written for and produced television shows such as Charmed, Blade: The Series, Dark Angel and Warehouse 13.

Early life and education

Simkins grew up in South Bend, Indiana. He attended Clay High School, where, in 1973, he start being active in the production of the Junior Achievement-sponsored comedy series Beyond Our Control. Simkins learned the basics of television production on the series, which was broadcast locally on WNDU-TV. After graduating high school in 1977, he studied film and broadcasting at The University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982.

Career

He moved to Los Angeles, California, and got his first job at Sandy Howard Productions answering phones, and later reviewing and budgeting film scripts. Simkins told The South Bend Tribune, "That's where I learned how scripts were written … I learned how they came up with a budget." He later worked for a short period of time as a development executive for New World Pictures.
He has been an active writer and producer for television since his involvement with The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr..
In 2022, Simkins was hired as coordinator and facilitator for the "Study Away: LA" program, a semester internship program for Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation.

Filmography

The projects that Simkins has been involved with include:
YearTitleDetailsRole
1983Deadly ForceFilm
1984Children of the CornFilm
1987WatchingTV SeriesStudio vision
1987Adventures in BabysittingFilm
1993Micky LoveTV MovieTechnical adviser
1993 - 1994The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.TV MovieProducer
1993 - 1995The Krypton FactorTV SeriesTechnical supervisor
1995 - 1996Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanTV Series
1997 - 1998Spy GameTV Series
1998Mercy PointTV Series
1998 - 1999Vengeance UnlimitedTV Series
1999 - 2004CharmedTV Series
2000The Wonderful World of DisneyTV Series
2000 - 2001FreakyLinksTV Series
2001Dark AngelTV Series
2001 - 2002RoswellTV Series
2002AngelTV Series
2006Blade: The SeriesTV Series
2006The Book of DanielTV SeriesCo-executive producer
2007The Dresden FilesTV Series
2008Alien RaidersFilmWriter
2010Warehouse 13TV Series
2010 - 2011Human TargetTV Series
2012Ray Bradbury's KaleidoscopeShortCreative consultant
2012GrimmTV Series
2014GracelandTV Series
2015The Lizzie Borden ChroniclesTV Mini Series
2016PowersTV Series
2016Adventures in BabysittingTV Movie
2018Deprivers TV SeriesWriter
2019Wu AssassinsTV Series