Joel Howard "J. H." Wyman (born January 5, 1967) is a retired actor, film and television screenwriter, producer, and director. He is also a musician. Wyman is perhaps best known for his work on the Fox science fiction shows Fringe and Almost Human, and wrote and produced the films The Mexican (2001) and Dead Man Down (2013).
Wyman was born January 5, 1967, in Oakland, California, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec.[2] He left for Toronto to pursue an acting career and later attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California.
During the 1990s under the stage name Joel Wyner,[1] Wyman took roles in Canadian television films and series such as Street Legal (1991), Counterstrike (1992), Catwalk (1992–95), the Canadian-American series Sirens (1994–95), Highlander: The Series (1993), and a few theatrical films.
Wyman segued into writing and producing in the late 90s and early 2000s. While still under the name Joel Wyner, he wrote and directed the theatrical film Pale Saints.[1]
His first major feature script was The Mexican (2001) starring Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt, directed by Gore Verbinski. He then created the FOX series Keen Eddie (2003).
In 2008, Wyman joined the first season of the FOX science fiction series Fringe as a writer and co-executive producer. At the start of season two, he was promoted to executive producer and co-showrunner (titles he shared with Jeff Pinkner).[2][3] At the beginning of season five, he became the sole showrunner. He also directed two episodes: "A Short Story About Love" (season 4, episode 15) and the season-five finale, "An Enemy of Fate".
Wyman is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the FOX science-fiction series Almost Human (2013).
In 1997, Wyman formed his production company, Frequency Films, which produced such film and TV projects as Pale Saints, Keen Eddie, Almost Human and Dead Man Down.
On January 11, 2020, Wyman wrote a script for the pilot episode of a new Debris television series for Legendary Television and Universal Television.[4] On June 29, 2020, NBC announced that the production had been given a series order.[5]
He is also a musician and performs with the alternative rock band Angels of Mercy.[6][7] On December 4, 2016, Main Man Records will release Angels of Mercy's self-titled debut.[needs update]
Wyman lives in Los Angeles, California.[2]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Street Legal | Michael Jones | Episode: "The Good Lawyer" | [8] |
| 1991 | Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence | Lt. Selfridge | Television film | [9] |
| 1991 | Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil | Mark | Theatrical film (as Alden Kane) | [10] |
| 1992 | Counterstrike | Louis Galado | Episode: "Cat in the Cradle" | |
| 1992–1995 | Catwalk | Billy-K (William Kramer) | 45 episodes | [11] |
| 1993 | Family Pictures | Tucker | 2 episodes | [12] |
| 1993 | Highlander: The Series | Gregor / Greg Powers | Episode: "Studies in Light" | [13] |
| 1994 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Jimmy Leola | Episode: "An Ancient Lottery" | [14] |
| 1994 | The Club | John Rotman | Theatrical film | [15] |
| 1994–1995 | Sirens | Lt. Lyle Springer | 22 episodes | [15] |
| 1996 | Toe Tags | Unknown | Television film | [15] |
| 1996 | Listen | Randy Wilkes | Theatrical film | [15] |
| 1997 | Pacific Palisades | Cory Robbins | 6 episodes | [15] |
| 1998 | Random Encounter | Kyle Jones | Theatrical film | [15] |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Pale Saints | Yes | Yes | No | Credited as "Joel Wyner" | [1][15] |
| 2000 | Mr. Rice's Secret | No | Yes | No | [15] | |
| 2001 | The Mexican | No | Yes | Yes | [2][16] | |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | No | Yes | Yes | [16] |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Creator | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Keen Eddie | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writer (9 episodes) | [2] |
| 2004 | Harry Green and Eugene | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2004 | Repo Cohen | No | Yes | No | No | TV movie | |
| 2006 | 13 Graves | No | Yes | No | No | TV movie | |
| 2008–2013 | Fringe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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| 2013 | Almost Human | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writer (2 episodes) | [15] |
| 2021 | Debris | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | [4] |
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