Manny coto biography

American director, producer and writer (1961–2023)

Manuel (Manny) Hector Coto (June 10, 1961 – July 9, 2023) was a Cuban-born American screenwriter, television and film director, and producer on various films and television programs.^[1]

Coto was the executive producer and showrunner of Star Trek: Enterprise in its final season, and executive producer of four seasons of 24.

He was an executive producer and writer for the fifth season of the Showtime television series Dexter.

Manny coto biography

Career

Coto graduated from the American Film Institute and has experience in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. In 1990, Brian Helgeland and Coto sold a script, The Ticking Man, for $1 million, but the film was never made.^[2] He wrote and directed an episode of Tales from the Crypt and also wrote an episode for and produced The Outer Limits when it was revived on Showtime in 1995.

He was given the chance to create and write a series for Showtime after The Outer