James Manos, Jr.

James Manos Jr.
Born	Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Writer and Producer
Notable work	Dexter The Shield The Sopranos

James Manos Jr. is an American film and television writer and producer.

Manos worked as a co-producer and writer on the first season of The Sopranos. In 1999, Manos won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his work on the episode "College" of The Sopranos. The award was shared with his co-writer, The Sopranos creator David Chase.

He then completed two seasons as consulting producer on The Shield. He developed, produced, and wrote the pilot of Dexter, the Showtime drama series. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best dramatic series for his work on the first season of Dexter. In an interview he stated that he managed to write something of himself into Dexter’s sensitivity for life.

Manos recently completed Executive Producing the 8-episode order of South of Hell for Sonar Entertainment and WeTv.

He produced the award-winning movie The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, starring Holly Hunter and Beau Bridges, for HBO. The movie was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards and won three. Additionally, it won the CableACE Award for Best Picture of the year.

He also produced the critically acclaimed Apollo 11 and The Ditchdigger's Daughters, which was nominated for three CableACE Awards, including Best Picture.

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