Tony Gayton Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts
• Started out as a production assistant for John Milius after graduating
• Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Hell on Wheels" and as the writer and producer of "Faster․"
• Has also written and directed the documentary films "Athens, Ga․ - Inside/Out" in 1987 and "Two Headed Cow" in 2006
• Often works with his brother, screenwriter and producer Joe Gayton, including "Hell on Wheels" and "Faster․"
• The title of "Hell on Wheels" came from the tent towns that would follow the railroad around the country as it was being built
• The idea for "Hell on Wheels" came from a documentary about the building of the transcontinental railroad called "American Experience․"