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Graham Roland

Native American writer and producer

Graham Roland is a Native American writer and producer. He is best known for creating the AMC crime thriller series Dark Winds.

01Career

Roland is known for his work as a writer on the FOX series Prison Break and on the final season of the ABC mystery series Lost. He also worked as a writer and co-producer on Fringe.

He served as a writer and co-producer on the FOX crime/science fiction series Almost Human until it was cancelled on April 29, 2014. In 2015, he wrote two episodes of the United States remake of The Returned and has produced all 10-episodes of the first season. He wrote the story and executive produced the Mark Wahlberg espionage action thriller Mile 22, directed by Peter Berg. He also worked on the action political thriller web television series Jack Ryan, based on characters from the fictional "Ryanverse" created by Tom Clancy. He co-created it with Carlton Cuse.

02Personal life

He is also an Iraq War veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 2000 to 2006. He is of Native American heritage. Roland is a Chickasaw Nation citizen.

03Filmography

Film

Year Title Writer Executive
Producer
2018 Mile 22 Story Yes
2026 Jack Ryan: Ghost War No Yes

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Creator Notes
2008 Prison Break Yes No No Wrote 2 episodes
2010 Lost Yes No No Wrote 3 episodes, also story editor
The New Man in Charge Yes No No Epilogue of Lost
2010-13 Fringe Yes Yes No Wrote 13 episodes
Also co-producer and supervising producer
2013-14 Almost Human Yes Co-executive No Wrote 2 episodes
2015 The Returned Yes Co-executive No Wrote 2 episodes
2018-23 Jack Ryan Yes Executive Yes Showrunner; wrote 9 episodes
2022-present Dark Winds Yes Executive Yes Wrote 2 episodes
2027 Neuromancer Yes Executive Yes Showrunner; wrote 3 episodes
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