Rafe Judkins

Rafe Judkins
Born	Rafe Lee Judkins (1983-01-08) January 8, 1983 (age 42) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television writer, television producer, screenwriter

Rafe Lee Judkins (born January 8, 1983) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is the showrunner for the Amazon Prime Video television series The Wheel of Time, has several writing credits for TV, and appeared as a contestant on the 11th season of Survivor, which took place in Guatemala.

Early life

Judkins was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a large Mormon family. He attended Brown University.[1]

Survivor

Judkins participated in Survivor: Guatemala in the Fall of 2005.[2][3]

Television career

After Survivor, Judkins moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. He was staffed on the short-lived Christian Slater drama, My Own Worst Enemy, and then was a writer on the third season of Chuck.[4] After a stint on Hemlock Grove he began writing for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[5]

The Wheel of Time

On April 20, 2017, it was announced that Judkins would be showrunning the TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time.[6]

The Last Amazons

In May 2018, it was announced that Judkins was showrunning and writing The Last Amazons alongside director/executive producer Ava DuVernay, a television show about the real Amazon women in Ancient Greece.[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
		Writer	Producer	Other
2005	Survivor: Guatemala	No	No	Yes	Contestant, finished in 3rd place
2006	The 4400	No	No	Yes	Writers' assistant
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	No	No	Yes	Script coordinator
2008	My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory	Yes	No	No	Wrote: "Dementia"
2008	My Own Worst Enemy	Yes	No	Yes	Staff writer, wrote 2 episodes
2010–12	Chuck	Yes	No	Yes	Wrote 11 episodes Also story editor and executive story editor	[8]
2013	Hemlock Grove	Yes	Yes	No	Co-producer, wrote: "What Peter Can Live Without"	[8]
2013–15	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Yes	Yes	No	Wrote 5 episodes Supervising producer and producer	[8]
2019	Honor	Yes	Executive	No	Short film
2021–present	The Wheel of Time	Yes	Executive	Yes	Developer	[9]
2022	Uncharted	Yes	No	No	Screenplay and story by	[10]

References

1. Horiuchi, Vince (December 1, 2005). "Gay Mormon gets real on 'Survivor'". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
2. "Survivors Rafe!". www.out.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
3. "Rafe Judkins peed blindfolded onto a 'Survivor' helicopter". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
4. "Rafe Judkins Q&A – Chuck vs. the Podcast". www.chuckpodcast.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
5. "Meet the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writing Team". ShieldTV. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
6. Otterson, Joe (20 April 2017). "'Wheel of Time' TV Series Lands at Sony".
7. Clarke, Stewart (2018-05-21). "Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay, David Simon Board New Shows for Atrium TV". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
8. viapiuser (2019-10-17). "Rafe Judkins". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
9. Rice, Lynette (2024-05-01). "'The Wheel Of Time' Team Breaks Down Season 2 Beach Scene, Teases "Bonkers" Season 3 Start". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
10. Alexander, Sonya (2022-03-02). "Adapting a Video Game to Film: A Conversation with the Writers of 'Uncharted'". Script Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

External links

• Rafe Judkins at IMDb
• Rafe Judkins biography for Survivor: Guatemala at CBS.com