J.J. Abrams

Mostly Credited As: J.J. Abrams
Sometimes Credited As: Jeffrey Abrams

Birth Name: Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
Date Of Birth: June 27, 1966 (Age 49)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: New York City, New York
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)

Jeffrey J. Abrams (usually credited as Jeffrey Abrams or J. J. Abrams) (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, writer, actor, composer and director.

Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles. He attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

He created and produced various television and movie projects such as Alias, Felicity and Armageddon, and helped create Lost. He also wrote and directed Mission: Impossible III, which began shooting in June 2005.

He produced a pilot for The Catch, starring Greg Grunberg as a bounty hunter; however, it was (as of the start of the TV season) not picked up by ABC for the 2005/2006 TV season.

His father is television producer Gerald W. Abrams.

TV Appearances

Main cast

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)

As: Himself (Commentator)

Episode Cast Credits

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
	• Helen Mirren, J.J. Abrams, DMA's	02x44: (Mar/08/2016)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
	• J.J. Abrams, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Carrie Fisher	13x158: (Nov/23/2015)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Jason & Jarron Collins, J.J. Abrams, Huey Lewis & the News	11x81: (May/15/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Dominic Monaghan, J.J. Abrams, Taking Back Sunday	04x78: (May/12/2006)	As	Himself
Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• Matthew McConaughey/Adele	41x06: (Nov/21/2015)	As	Himself
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (1996)
	• J.J. Abrams	20x138: (Jul/30/2015)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• J.J. Abrams	18x101: (May/13/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• J.J. Abrams	16x77: (Jun/14/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Colbert Report (2005)
	• Grimmy	11x40: (Dec/18/2014)	As	Himself
	• J.J. Abrams	10x28: (Nov/21/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Sheryl WuDunn	05x123: (Sep/28/2009)	*Voiced*	Himself
	• Shashi Tharoor	03x24: (Feb/15/2007)	As	Himself (On The Phone), [Uncredited]
Conan (2010)
	• The Completely Flat Man... in 3-D!!!	03x91: (May/22/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• License and Wegistwation, Said the Baby Cop	02x151: (Oct/04/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Family Guy (1999)
	• Ratings Guy	11x02: (Oct/07/2012)	*Voiced*	Himself
Lorraine (2010)
	• Series 1, Show 199	01x199: (Jun/10/2011)	As	Himself
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (2007)
	• J.J. Abrams; Tom Bergeron; Internet dating sites; anxiety; fixing finances	03x213: (Jun/24/2009)	As	Himself
	• J.J. Abrams, Geraldo Rivera and Jeanine Pirro, Alec Greven, Jacques Torres	03x180: (May/08/2009)	As	Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
	• J.J. Abrams, Colin Quinn, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings	01x37: (May/05/2009)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Greg Kinnear, J.J. Abrams, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	16x15: (Oct/03/2008)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Attack Of The Show! (2005)
	• J.J. Abrams, Lost	02x210: (Nov/09/2006)	As	Himself
Icons (2002)
	• J.J. Abrams	05x01: (Jun/03/2006)	As	Himself
The Emmy Awards (1949)
	• The 57th Annual Emmy Awards	57x01: (Sep/18/2005)	As	Winner: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (for 'Lost': episode 'Pilot')

Crew Credits

Show Crew

Alias (2001)	• Creator • Executive Producer
Felicity (1998)	• Executive Producer • Creator • Main Title Theme (2000-2002)
Lost (2004)	• Executive Producer • Creator
What About Brian (2006)	• Developer • Executive Producer
Six Degrees (2006)	• Executive Producer
Fringe (2008)	• Main Title Theme • Executive Producer • Creator
Anatomy of Hope (2009)	• Executive Producer • Series Director
Boundaries (2010)	• Executive Producer
Undercovers (2010)	• Creator • Executive Producer
Alcatraz (2012)	• Executive Producer
Person of Interest (2011)	• Executive Producer • Main Title Theme
Revolution (2012) (2012)	• Main Title Theme • Executive Producer
Believe (2014)	• Executive Producer
Almost Human (2013)	• Executive Producer • Main Title Theme
Westworld (2016)	• Executive Producer
11.22.63 (2016)	• Executive Producer • Main Title Theme
Dead People (2015)	• Executive Producer

Episode Crew

Undercovers (2010) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show)
• Pilot	01x01	Sep/22/2010	As: Director, Writer
Fringe (2008) (Credited in 6 episodes from this show)
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• A New Day in the Old Town	02x01	Sep/17/2009	As: Writer
• Bound	01x11	Jan/20/2009	As: Writer
• In Which We Meet Mr. Jones	01x07	Nov/11/2008	As: Writer
• The Arrival	01x04	Sep/30/2008	As: Writer
• The Same Old Story	01x02	Sep/16/2008	As: Writer
The Office (US) (2005) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show)
• Cocktails	03x18	Feb/22/2007	As: Director
Lost (2004) (Credited in 3 episodes from this show)
• A Tale of Two Cities	03x01	Oct/04/2006	As: Teleplay
• Pilot (2)	01x02	Sep/29/2004	As: Director, Story, Teleplay
• Pilot (1)	01x01	Sep/22/2004	As: Director, Story, Teleplay
Alias (2001) (Credited in 13 episodes from this show)
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• Authorized Personnel Only (2)	04x02	Jan/05/2005	As: Writer
• Authorized Personnel Only (1)	04x01	Jan/05/2005	As: Writer
• The Two	03x01	Sep/28/2003	As: Writer
• The Telling	02x22	May/04/2003	As: Director, Writer
• Phase One	02x13	Jan/26/2003	As: Writer
Felicity (1998) (Credited in 10 episodes from this show)
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• Felicity Was Here	01x22	May/25/1999	As: Writer
• The Force	01x21	May/18/1999	As: Writer
• Docuventary	01x19	May/04/1999	As: Writer
• Finally	01x10	Dec/15/1998	As: Writer
• Drawing the Line (2)	01x08	Nov/17/1998	As: Writer

James Franco killing time in new Stephen King Hulu series	Feb/12/2015
What Does A 'Showrunner' Do? Director Des Doyle Explains	Dec/03/2014
HBO order Westworld from Jonathan Nolan & J.J. Abrams - Anthony Hopkins to S...	Nov/17/2014
Hulu Picks Up Event Series Based on Stephen King's '11/22/63'	Sep/23/2014
J.J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman Talk 'Almost Human,' Robot Ethics	Nov/08/2013