Writing

Chris Carter

Born October 13, 1956 · Bellflower, California, USA (age 69)

Christopher Carl Carter (born October 13, 1956) is an American television and film producer, director and writer. Born in Bellflower, California, Carter graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach, before spending thirteen years working for Surfing Magazine. After beginning his television career working on television films for Walt Disney Studios, Carter rose…

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The X-Files

The X-Files · 1998

MovieMysteryScience Fiction

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe · 2008

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

MovieMysteryScience Fiction

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

The After

The After · 2014

MovieDramaFantasy

Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation.

Alien Contact

Alien Contact · 2024

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Emmy award-winning filmmaker and marine biologist Rick Rosenthal teams up with science fiction writer Chris Carter on an investigative journey to explore evidence of intelligent life, not in space, but in the sea – specifically, manta rays. Might these alien-looking animals be trying to make contact with us? There are intriguing clues.

Inside The X-Files

Inside The X-Files · 1998

Inside The X-Files

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Inside the X-Files for a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Also included are interviews with the cast and creator Chris Carter, never before seen segments from the show, outtakes and a sneak preview of the upcoming feature film.

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

The B.R.A.T. Patrol · 1986

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

MovieComedyFamily

A group of military brats uncovers a plot to steal base equipment.

Cameo by Night

Cameo by Night · 1987

Failed TV pilot about Jennifer, a police secretary who goes undercover as rock fan Cameo to search the music scene for a serial killer who preys upon teens at music venues. Her handler is police detective Bellflower.

More Secrets of the X-Files

More Secrets of the X-Files · 1996

More Secrets of the X-Files

The first three seasons of the hit television show The X-Files (1993) are briefly re-capped in this TV special.

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The X-Files

The X-Files · 1998

MovieMysteryScience Fiction

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

Screenplay

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe · 2008

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

MovieMysteryScience Fiction

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

Director

The After

The After · 2014

MovieDramaFantasy

Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation.

Director

Alien Contact

Alien Contact · 2024

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Emmy award-winning filmmaker and marine biologist Rick Rosenthal teams up with science fiction writer Chris Carter on an investigative journey to explore evidence of intelligent life, not in space, but in the sea – specifically, manta rays. Might these alien-looking animals be trying to make contact with us? There are intriguing clues.

Writer

Inside The X-Files

Inside The X-Files · 1998

Inside The X-Files

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Inside the X-Files for a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Also included are interviews with the cast and creator Chris Carter, never before seen segments from the show, outtakes and a sneak preview of the upcoming feature film.

Executive Producer

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

The B.R.A.T. Patrol · 1986

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

MovieComedyFamily

A group of military brats uncovers a plot to steal base equipment.

Writer

Cameo by Night

Cameo by Night · 1987

Failed TV pilot about Jennifer, a police secretary who goes undercover as rock fan Cameo to search the music scene for a serial killer who preys upon teens at music venues. Her handler is police detective Bellflower.

Writer

More Secrets of the X-Files

More Secrets of the X-Files · 1996

More Secrets of the X-Files

The first three seasons of the hit television show The X-Files (1993) are briefly re-capped in this TV special.

Writer

The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn

The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn · 2026

The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn

MovieScience FictionHorror

Chris Carter’s Vrach Frankenshteyn cut features the same core plot as the original theatrical release—with Mulder and Scully pulled back into the FBI by a disgraced, psychic priest (Father Joe) to investigate the kidnapping of women. However, this version restores Carter's original, grislier medical gore and darker tone

Director

Meet the Munceys

Meet the Munceys · 1988

Meet the Munceys

MovieFamilyCrime

A maid is left a huge inheritance. She moves in her low-class family, upsetting the relatives of the deceased. They plot to get rid of the entire clan of the Munceys.

Executive Producer

Smiley Death Face

Smiley Death Face · 2020

Smiley Death Face

A young girl stumbles into a text message conversation with an anonymous person that communicates entirely in Emojis.

Writer

The X-Files

The X-Files · 1993

SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

Writer

Millennium

Millennium · 1996

SeriesCrimeDrama

A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.

Writer

Midnight Caller

Midnight Caller · 1988

Midnight Caller

An ex-cop hosts a late-night talk radio program while getting involved with his listeners' problems in his off-time.

Writer

The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen · 2001

The Lone Gunmen

SeriesComedyDrama

After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.

Writer

Rags to Riches

Rags to Riches · 1987

SeriesComedyDrama

Rags to Riches is an American musical comedy drama series that was broadcast on NBC for two seasons from 1987 to 1988. Set in the 1960s, the series tells the story of Nick Foley, a self-made millionaire who adopts five orphan girls. Each episode included music videos of hit songs from the era sung by the cast integrated into the plot.

Writer

Harsh Realm

Harsh Realm · 1999

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

Harsh Realm is a science fiction television series about humans trapped inside a virtual reality simulation.

Writer

The After

The After · 2014

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation.

Creator

Brand New Life · 1989

SeriesDramaComedy

Brand New Life is an American comedy-drama series starring Barbara Eden and produced by Walt Disney Television that aired for five 60-minute episodes on NBC as part of The Magical World of Disney during the 1989–90 television season.

Writer