Mr. Minear came to "The X Files" in 1998 after serving successfully as executive story editor on "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." His episode credits on "Lois and Clark" include "Brutal Youth," "Twas the Night Before Mxymas," "Meet John Doe" and "I've Got You Under My Skin". Prior to that he spent two seasons living in New Zealand where he worked on the syndie hour-drama "High Tide." He received both writing and co-producing credits during his tenure. Other credits include story editor for Aaron Spelling's "Robin's Hoods," writer for New World's "The New Adventures of Zorro" and co-writer with Reider of the political thriller "The Infiltrator". Mr. Minear studied film at Cal State University, Long Beach.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 29, 1963 (62)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 15 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Tim Minear's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tim Minear's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).
- Firefly (2002) · director, writer, producer
- The X-Files (1993) · writer
- Feud (2017) · director, writer, producer
- American Horror Story (2011) · writer, producer
- Angel (1999) · director, writer, producer
- 9-1-1 (2018) · writer, producer
- 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) · director, writer, producer
- 9-1-1: Nashville (2025) · writer, producer
Subscription and free streaming for Tim Minear's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
9-1-1: Nashville(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Ratched(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
9-1-1(2018)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Feud(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Chicago Code(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Terriers(2010)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Dollhouse(2009)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Drive(2007)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Wonderfalls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Firefly(2002)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Angel(1999)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Strange World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Perfect Getaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
High Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Diggin' Up Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Platoon(1986)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1986 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
11 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2018.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International
+2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Long Form - Original
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Long Form - Original
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Tim Minear work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tim Minear's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryan Murphy shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Ryan MurphyShared titles: 9-1-1: Nashville (2025), Feud (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Murphy
Producers
- Scott RobertsonShared titles: 9-1-1: Nashville (2025), Feud (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Robertson
- John J. GrayShared titles: Feud (2017), Drive (2007)See all 2 shared titles with John J. Gray
