About
Rockne S. O'Bannon is a television producer and writer. He is the creator of the science fiction movie Alien Nation, television shows seaQuest DSV, The Triangle and Farscape. He is married with one daughter and two sons - all three children adopted from Russia. He resides in California, USA. O'Bannon grew up in a home influenced by the film industry. The son of a gaffer, he was surrounded by film from his birth. His father worked on various films through Warner Bros. golden age, and his mother was a professional dancer who performed with Fred Astaire. He started writing in high school, and wrote many spec scripts (works written "on speculation", without a verbal or written contract), and eventually submitted them to NBC's Amazing Stories and CBS's The Twilight Zone (1985). CBS bought one of them, and after a second script sale for The Twilight Zone, he was hired on as a staff writer....
Known for
FarscapeSeries • 1999
EvilSeries • 2019
seaQuest DSVSeries • 1993
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
DefianceSeries • 2013
Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985
VSeries • 2009
ConstantineSeries • 2014
RevolutionSeries • 2012
Alien NationSeries • 1989
The TriangleSeries • 2005
CultSeries • 2013
CreatureSeries • 1998
InvasionSeries • 1997
Alien NationMovie • 1988
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee NightmareMovie • 1995
Alien Nation: Body and SoulMovie • 1995
Alien Nation: MillenniumMovie • 1996
Alien Nation: The Enemy WithinMovie • 1996
FearMovie • 1990
Alien Nation: Dark HorizonMovie • 1994
Alien Nation: The Udara LegacyMovie • 1997