David Simkins is an American screenwriter and television producer. His first produced screenplay was for the film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987.^[1] He has written for and produced television shows such as Charmed, Blade: The Series, Dark Angel and Warehouse 13.^[2]

Early life and education

Simkins grew up in South Bend, Indiana.^[1] He attended Clay High School, where, in 1973, he start being active in the production of the Junior Achievement-sponsored comedy series Beyond Our Control.^[1] Simkins learned the basics of television production on the series, which was broadcast locally on WNDU-TV.^[1] After graduating high school in 1977, he studied film and broadcasting at The University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982.^[1]

Career

He moved to Los Angeles, California, and got his first job at Sandy Howard Productions answering phones, and later reviewing and budgeting film scripts.^[1] Simkins told The South Bend Tribune, "That's where I learned how scripts were written … I learned how they came up with a budget."^[1] He later worked for a short period of time as a development executive for New World Pictures.^[1]

He has been an active writer and producer for television since his involvement with The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993-1994).^[1]

In 2022, Simkins was hired as coordinator and facilitator for the "Study Away: LA" program, a semester internship program for Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation (SOFA).^[3]

Filmography

The projects^[4] that Simkins has been involved with include: