J. R. Orci

J. R. Orci
Other names	Rick Orci
Occupation(s)	Writer, producer
Years active	2003-present

J. R. Orci is a Mexican-American television writer and producer.

Life and career

He was born in Mexico City and raised in Canada, Texas, and Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Orci is the brother of screenwriter Roberto Orci, with whom he worked on the ABC TV series Alias as well as on the current FOX science-fiction drama Fringe.

Fringe

Orci joined the FOX science-fiction/horror series Fringe, in its first season as writer and supervising producer. He was brought on to the show by his brother Roberto Orci, who is the co-creator (along with J.J. Abrams and Alex Kurtzman). Orci served as consulting producer and writer during the shows fourth season. Episodes he has contributed to include:

• "The Ghost Network" 01.03 (co-written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman)
• "The Equation" 01.08 (co-written by Goodman)
• "The Transformation" 01.13 (co-written by Zack Whedon)
• "Unleashed" 01.16 (co-written by Whedon)
• "The Road Not Taken" 01.19 (Orci and executive producer Jeff Pinkner co-wrote a teleplay, based on a story consulting producer Akiva Goldsman imagined)
• "Novation" 04.05 (co-written with co-producer Graham Roland)
• "Welcome to Westfield" 04.12 (co-written by Roland)
• "Everything in Its Right Place" 04.17 (Orci and co-executive producer David Fury co-wrote a teleplay, based on a story Orci and story editor Matthew Pitts imagined)

Filmography

Year	TV Program	Credit	Notes
2003-2006	Alias	writer, co-producer
2006	Vanished	writer, producer
2007	Journeyman	writer, supervising producer
2008-present	Fringe	writer, supervising producer, consulting producer
2010-2011	Hawaii 5-0	writer, co-executive producer

External links

• J. R. Orci at IMDb