Jesse Alexander Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form for "Heroes" in 2008
• Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for New Series for "Heroes" in 2007
• Attended Purchase College, where he studied Film
• Was named after his father, a renowned motorsports photographer
• Got involved in "Alias" because he and the show's creator, JJ Abrams, had been friends since college
• Was an executive consultant and producer on the TV series "Lost" in 2004
• Quote: "In TV, the writer is king․ The train of creating content for episodes has left the station and is careening down the tracks, and you gotta lay more track ASAP or the train is gonna crash․"
• Quote: "(On why he likes "Heroes"): "[It's] about ordinary people dealing with something extraordinary that has happened to them and figuring out how to deal with it․․․We're telling thrilling character stories where our people are actually making the plot․""
• Performed as the lead vocalist of the band Battle Ave
• Best known as the writer and executive producer of "Alias," "Heroes," and "Hannibal․"
• Was offered thanks in the credits of the film "Super 8․"