Roberto Orci
Roberto Orci ( born July 20, 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican screenwriter and film producer.
Life
Roberto Orci is the son of a Mexican father and a mother originating from Cuba. His brother, J. R. Orci is also active as a producer and writer. His step-sister, Courtney Ford, is an actress and the wife of Brandon Routh. The Orcis left Mexico in 1983, first settled in Texas and later in California. Orci studied at the University of Texas at Austin.
The author Alex Kurtzman Orci began to work for various television series since 1995, and wrote screenplays including for Xena, Hercules or Alias - The Agent. Her first major film was staged by Michael Bay action film The Island. Following Orci and Kurtzman wrote, inter alia, the screenplays for the first two Transformers movies, and for the 2013 -produced science fiction film Star Trek Into Darkness. They also developed several production projects.
Roberto Orci is married to Melissa Blake.
Filmography (selection)
- 2005: The Island (The Iceland )
- 2005: The Legend of Zorro ( The Legend of Zorro )
- 2006: Mission: Impossible III ( Mission: Impossible III)
- 2007: Transformers ( Transformers )
- 2008: Eagle Eye - Out of Control (Eagle Eye) ( production only )
- Since 2008: Fringe - Special cases of the FBI ( Fringe)
- 2009: Star Trek (Star Trek)
- Since 2010: Transformers: Prime
- Since 2010: Hawaii Five-0
- 2011: Cowboys & Aliens
- 2013: Star Trek Into Darkness
- Since 2013: Sleepy Hollow
Awards
- 2009: Writers Guild of America: WGA Award nomination for Best Long Form - Original for: Fringe - Special cases of the FBI ( Fringe)
- 2009: Writers Guild of America: WGA Award nomination for Best New Series for: Fringe - Special cases of the FBI ( Fringe)