Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson is an American-born television writer and producer, as well as an author. His family moved to Canada when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of British Columbia, where he taught briefly. He is the creator, executive producer, and writer of the TV series Bones.
In February 2013, Entertainment Weekly reported that Hanson would be writing about an "overweight, offensive cop" on FOX's television show, Backstrom. He considers himself a lapsed Catholic.
He wrote The Driver, a novel released by Dutton on August 8, 2017, and named by The New York Times as one of the best crime novels of 2017.
In 2019, Hanson joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the unfair practice of packaging.Filmography
- African Skies, Writer
- Candles, Snow & Mistletoe, Writer
- Trust in Me, Writer
- Guitarman, Writer
- Whale Music, Story editor
- Nobody's Business, Writer
- Expert Witness, Executive producer
Television
- Neon Rider, Writer
- The Odyssey, Writer, director, story editor
- Road to Avonlea, Writer
- Ready Or Not, Writer
- North of 60, Writer
- Street Legal, Writer
- Trust in Me, Associate Producer
- Traders, Writer, supervising producer
- The Outer Limits, writer
- Stargate SG-1, writer
- Cupid, Writer, consulting/supervising producer
- Snoops, Co-executive producer
- Judging Amy, Writer, consulting producer, executive producer
- Joan of Arcadia, Writer, consulting producer
- Bones, Creator, writer, executive producer
- The Finder, Creator, writer. executive producer
- Backstrom, Creator, writer, executive producer
Fiction
- The Driver: A Novel
Awards and nominations
Hanson has won 4 Gemini Awards. He was awarded Austin Film Festival's Outstanding Television Award in 2011.