Kyle Killen is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series Lone Star (2010), Awake (2012), and Mind Games (2014). He also wrote the screenplay of Jodie Foster's The Beaver (2011).
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Early life and education
Killen was born in Chicago and moved with his family to Burleson, Texas when he was three. He is a graduate of the film school at the University of Southern California.
Career
Killen is the creator of the short-lived series Lone Star and Awake. He later created the drama series Mind Games for ABC. He also wrote the feature film The Beaver, filmed in 2009 and released in 2011. It was directed by Jodie Foster and starred Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson. A second film written by Killen, 2013's Scenic Route, was directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz. His directorial debut is Mind Games's season finale "As God Is My Witness". In 2016, Killen was hired to revise Jeremy Slater's draft of Netflix's adaptation of Death Note. On June 28, 2018, Killen was hired as showrunner and executive producer of the Halo series, but left the roles in 2021 prior to the start of production.
