J. R. Orci

J. R. Orci
Born	Jorge Richard Orci 1975 (age 48–49) Mexico City, Mexico
Other names	Rick Orci
Occupation(s)	Writer, producer
Years active	2003-present

Jorge Richard "J.R." Orci (born 1975) is a Mexican television writer and producer.

Life and career

Orci was born in Mexico City, to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother fled Cuba after Fidel Castro came to power. He was raised in Mexico City, Canada, Texas, and Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Orci is the younger brother of screenwriter Roberto Orci, with whom he worked on the ABC TV series Alias as well as on the FOX science-fiction drama Fringe. He is currently working on the NBC drama The Blacklist.

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 also served as consulting producer and writer during the show's 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 by consulting producer Akiva Goldsman)
• "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 by Orci and story editor Matthew Pitts)

Filmography

Year	TV Program	Credit	Notes
2001-2006	Alias	writer, co-producer
2006	Vanished	writer, producer
2007	Journeyman	writer, supervising producer
2008-2012	Fringe	writer, supervising producer, consulting producer
2010-2011	Hawaii 5-0	writer, co-executive producer
2013-present	The Blacklist	writer, consulting producer, co-executive producer, executive producer

External links

• J. R. Orci at IMDb