Hank Steinberg
Birth Name:
Hank Steinberg
Birth Place:
Great Neck, New York, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Original Long Form for "61*" in 2002
- Studied English at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a sportswriter for the Daily Pennsylvanian
- Started out as the first assistant director on the 1995 film "Heroic Symphony․"
- Quote: "There's a line from the pilot [of 'Without a Trace']․․․If you find out who they are, you'll find out where they are․․․the reason they're missing tie[s] back to some secret, some psychological complexity they have going on in their lives․"
- Quote: "(On "Without a Trace"): "We're interested in the emotional truth of the story․ That's the important part․ I don't think of us as being an FBI show․ To me, the fact that our guys are in the FBI is incidental․""
- Wrote the screenplays for "61*" and "RFK" in 2001 and 2002
- Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Without a Trace" and "The Nine․"
- Is the author of the novel "Out of Range," which was published in 2013
Awards
- 2001OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2002WGA Award (TV) - Original Long Form:Nominated
- 2004Gold Derby TV Award - Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated