Todd A. Kessler

Todd A. Kessler (born 1972) is an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer and director.

Kessler wrote and produced the second and third seasons of HBO's The Sopranos, Michael Mann's Robbery Homicide Division and the first season of NBC's Providence. Kessler began his career as a playwright working with David Rabe, moving into film and television when Spike Lee hired him as a screenwriter.

He is the co-creator and head writer of the Golden Globe award-winning FX drama series Damages along with his older brother, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman. He also has a small role in Damages as Perry the Doorman.

In 2015, his Kyle Chandler led Netflix series Bloodline premiered. In 2016 it was cancelled, and will end its run after its third season in 2017.

After graduating from Cranbrook Kingswood School, Kessler graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in dramatic literature and playwriting, and has twice been a visiting artist at Harvard, teaching screenwriting seminars.

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