Alex Kurtzman | |
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![]() Kurtzman at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | Alexander Hilary Kurtzman September 7, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Known for | Co-founder of K/O Paper Products, founder of Secret Hideout |
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Samantha Counter (m. 2002) |
Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing the scripts to Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) with his writing and producing partner Roberto Orci, and directing and co-writing The Mummy (2017). He made his directorial debut with People Like Us (2012), co-written alongside Orci and Jody Lambert.
Kurtzman is known, alongside Orci, for frequently collaborating with Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams, as well as co-creating the TV series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.