Roberto Orci

Roberto Orci
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Name	Roberto Orci
Birth date	20 July 1973
Birth place	Mexico City
Occupation	Screenwriter, Film producer, Television producer
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Sasha Schanz

Roberto Orci is a Mexican-American screenwriter and producer noted for work in television and film, often collaborating with creative partners across Hollywood franchises. He has written and produced for genre series and blockbusters, crossing projects connected to Star Trek, Transformers, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His career spans episodic television, studio features, and franchise development, influencing contemporary science fiction and action cinema.

Early life and education

Born in Mexico City, Orci moved to the United States and grew up in Irvine, California. He attended University of California, San Diego where he studied biology before transitioning to screenwriting and film interests influenced by media such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, and works from Steven Spielberg. Early influences included Gene Roddenberry, Chris Carter, Joss Whedon, and George Lucas, and he later connected with contemporaries in the Los Angeles writing community and at industry gatherings like panels at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Career

Orci began his career writing for television series including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, and gained wider recognition writing for Alias alongside J. J. Abrams. He formed a writing partnership with Alex Kurtzman that led to co-creating and producing series such as Fringe and developing projects with studios like Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions. Their collaboration extended to films including Mission: Impossible III, where they worked with Tom Cruise and J. J. Abrams to revitalize the franchise, and the Transformers series produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg.

Orci co-wrote screenplays for blockbuster franchises including Star Trek (2009 film), partnering with Alex Kurtzman and J. J. Abrams, and contributed to franchise entries connected to Hasbro properties. He and Kurtzman also collaborated on projects within the Marvel Cinematic Universe's development ecosystem and on adaptations tied to Paramount, Skydance Media, and Lionsgate. Orci served as a producer on multiple films and TV shows, working with figures such as Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman (producer), and executives at Warner Bros. Pictures.

He has been involved in franchise-building efforts, negotiating with studios, agencies like William Morris Endeavor, and production companies including K/O Paper Products and Bad Robot. His television production credits include working with networks such as Fox Broadcasting Company, ABC, and streaming platforms like Netflix on varied genre projects. Orci's career has intersected with filmmakers and actors including Joss Whedon, Zack Snyder, Michael Bay, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Shia LaBeouf, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Josh Holloway, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and executives like Kathleen Kennedy.

Filmography

- Television writing and producing: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Alias, Fringe, Sleepy Hollow (TV series), Matador (TV series), Scorpion (TV series), Las Vegas (TV series). - Feature screenplays: Mission: Impossible III, Transformers (film series), Star Trek (2009 film), The Amazing Spider-Man (film series) (development projects), and assorted studio tentpoles produced with Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, and Skydance Media. - Producing credits: Producer or executive producer roles on films and series associated with Bad Robot Productions, K/O Paper Products, Paramount Television, and streaming collaborations with Netflix and Amazon Studios. - Development projects and unproduced scripts: Multiple adaptations and original projects attached to properties like Power Rangers, GI Joe, and various comic book adaptations developed with publishers such as Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing.

Awards and nominations

Orci's writing and producing work has garnered nominations and recognition from industry bodies including the Writers Guild of America, the Hugo Awards for science fiction media, and nominations at the Saturn Awards administered by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Productions he has written or produced have received nominations and awards from institutions such as the Emmy Awards (for shows he contributed to), the People's Choice Awards, and guild recognition from the Producers Guild of America. His commercial and critical impact on franchise films has been noted in trade publications like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

Personal life

Orci is married to Sasha Schanz and they have two children. He resides in the Los Angeles County area and maintains professional ties with creative communities in Hollywood, attending industry events such as the Toronto International Film Festival, San Diego Comic-Con International, and panels at PaleyFest. He is associated with agencies and firms including Creative Artists Agency and has collaborated with producers and showrunners across the American film industry.

Category:Mexican emigrants to the United States Category:American screenwriters Category:Film producers from California