Frank Spotnitz

 is a television program developer, executive producer and writer. He was born in Camp Zama, Japan on November 17th, 1960. Frank Spotnitz usually works on programs produced by Chris Carter and Ten Thirteen Productions including The X-Files, Millennium, The Lone Gunmen and Harsh Realm. He was also the developer behind the Night Stalker television series, which was a remake of the 1970s horror/mystery series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, which in turn proved to be the inspiration for the creation of The X-Files.