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Henry Gilroy
At the 2008 Screenwriting Expo
BornNovember 1976 (age 47–48)
Occupation(s)Author
Screenwriter
Years active1992–present

Henry Gilroy (born October 1976) is an American film and television screenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Early life

From an early age, Gilroy loved comic books and animation which inspired him to study film at several colleges in the greater Los Angeles area.

Career

His first job was working as an editor for Warner Bros.' animation department. Working at the Skywalker and Big Rock Ranch facilities with George Lucas he co-wrote the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He served as head writer for season one, penning several episodes. He is also the author of several Star Wars comic books. He is co-creator of the first Bionicle trilogy. Gilroy has since written for numerous animated series, such as Taz-Mania, Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League, G.I. Joe: Renegades and several Disney television series and the direct-to-video title Atlantis: Milo's Return. Along with Ronnie del Carmen, Gilroy co-wrote the four-issue Joker/Mask comic book which was collected by Dark Horse/DC in 2001. He also wrote the film Mass Effect: Paragon Lost.

For 2014–2018, Henry Gilroy served as co-executive producer of the Star Wars Rebels TV series.[1]

In 2019, he selected as the showrunner for an animated Magic: The Gathering TV show for Netflix.[2]

Television and film credits

Television

Film

References

  1. ^ "Henry Gilroy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  2. ^ "'Magic: The Gathering' TV Series a Go at Netflix With the Russo Brothers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-06-03.