Biography
Born and raised in Bellflower, California, Chris Carter graduated from the California State University at Long Beach with a degree in journalism. Formerly a freelance journalist and editor of "Surfing" magazine, Carter began his career as a screenwriter in 1985 at The Walt Disney Studios. In 1992 Carter began developing projects for Twentieth Century Fox Television.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Alien Contact
2024
Writer
Emmy award-winning filmmaker and marine biologist Rick Rosenthal teams up with science fiction writer Chris Carter on an investigative journey to expl...
Smiley Death Face
2020
Writer
A young girl stumbles into a text message conversation with an anonymous person that communicates entirely in Emojis.
Millennium After the Millennium
2019
as Himself
In 1996 Chris Carter followed up THE X-FILES with the darker, arguably more sophisticated series MILLENNIUM, a gothic horror show that pit actor Lance...
The After
2014
Director, Writer
Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation.
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008
as Man Sitting in Hospital Hallway (uncredited)
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008
Director, Writer, Producer
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
Defenders of Justice: The Story of The Lone Gunmen
2005
as Himself
Behind the scenes with the cast and crew of The Lone Gunmen.
The X-Files
1998
Screenplay, Producer, Story
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about ...
Akte X Intern - Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten
1998
as Self
Inside The X-Files
1998
as Self
Inside the X-Files for a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Also included are interviews with the cast and creator Chris Carter, never before seen se...
Inside The X-Files
1998
Executive Producer
Inside the X-Files for a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Also included are interviews with the cast and creator Chris Carter, never before seen se...
Meet the Munceys
1988
Writer, Executive Producer
A maid is left a huge inheritance. She moves in her low-class family, upsetting the relatives of the deceased. They plot to get rid of the entire clan...
Cameo by Night
1987
Writer
Failed TV pilot about Jennifer, a police secretary who goes undercover as rock fan Cameo to search the music scene for a serial killer who preys upon ...
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986
Writer
A group of military brats uncovers a plot to steal base equipment.