Robert Cochran (TV producer)
Robert Cochran (sometimes Bob Cochran ) is an American producer and screenwriter.
Life and achievements
When Cochran was twelve years old, his family moved to Monterey, California, where he grew up. He is a lawyer by profession. At the beginning of his literary career, he wrote for the court series LA Law - Star lawyers, tricks, processes, and The Antagonists. With a historical theme he dealt, inter alia, in the miniseries Attila ( 2001). He produces and writes his scripts mainly for television series.
Cochran is mainly due to the real-time series 24 known ( since 2001) starring Kiefer Sutherland, which he designed in collaboration with Joel Surnow. Before they worked together at the dramatic spy series Nikita (1997-2001), in which Peta Wilson played the lead role. As the inventor of 24 he had also share in the Video Game 24: The Game (2006).
Cochran has been honored with various awards. Among other things, he won, shared with others, in 2002 and 2006 for an Emmy as best drama series 24. In the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, he was nominated for this price, each for 24, The Writers Guild of America nominated him in 2007 for 24 as best drama series for the WGA Award ( TV).