
Writing
J. H. Wyman
Born 1967-01-05 · Oakland, California, USA
Joel Howard "J. H." Wyman (born January 5, 1967) is an American-born Canadian actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He is known for his role in various Canadian and U.S. shows and films, including Billy K.(William Kramer) in Catwalk, Cory Robbins in Pacific Palisades and Lyle Springer in Sirens. Wyman created the short-lived Fox TV show Keen Eddie. He then worked on the FOX science-fiction series Fringe, as an executive producer, writer, director and showrunner. In 2013, Wyman wrote and produced the feature film, Dead Man Down. Wyman is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the FOX science-fiction series Almost Human. Life and career Wyman was born January 5, 1967 in Oakland, California, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He left for Toronto to pursue an acting career and later attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art in Los Angeles, California. He now has established a career both in front of and behind the camera. His first movie role was in Prom Night IV in which he played Mark opposite fellow co-star Nicole de Boer with whom he later worked with again in the series Catwalk. In addition to appearing in films, he has also had some notable roles in popular shows including, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Lonesome Dove: The Series, and Counterstrike. Joel also appeared in the second season of Highlander: The Series as Immortal Gregor Powers. Wyman is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Lyle Springer in the series Sirens, and he later appeared in the short lived soap Pacific Palisades in 1997 but left the show after six episodes. He wrote and produced the 2001 film The Mexican.
Acting credits
3.4Time stops at midnight at the Senior Prom for five students, one murderous counselor, and John. They must find the courage to face themselves or, when time starts again, they may find that they are joining John's Club. All you have to do is commit murder... or suicide.
The Club
1994
6.4“Showrunners” is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the people responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United State’s biggest exports – television drama and comedy series. Often described as the most complex job in the entertainment business, a showrunner is the chief writer / producer on a TV series and, in most instances, the show’s creator. Battling daily between art and commerce, showrunners manage every aspect of a TV show’s development and production: creative, financial and logistical.
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
2014
6.0Alicia, a promising young PR executive, goes home with a handsome stranger, only for the pair to be attacked by a woman with a knife. Alicia kills the woman in self-defense, but then finds herself framed for murder. Unraveling the mystery, Alicia finds herself plunged into a web of deceit from which there seems to be no escape.
Random Encounter
1998
4.8Thirty years after slashing a Hamilton High couple on Prom Night 1957, psychotic priest Father Jonas gets loose from the chapel basement where the other church fathers had been secretly keeping him locked up and drugged.
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
1992
4.6A young woman thinks one of her neighbors in her apartment building is a serial killer and begins to suspect both her current boyfriend and former girlfriend of being the killer.
Listen
1996
10.0The Valley Creek Apartments seem to be a magnet for rich, beautiful people. But the rent has just gone up and it is costing residents their lives. Detectives Kate Wagner and Mark Weiss arrive to begin the investigation, but every time they get close to capturing the lunatic murderer, a suspect is found murdered. Bodies are piling up in the morgue with one thing in common: missing toe tags.
Toe Tags
1996
4.5A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II. Posits Royal Air Force Bomber Command "deliberately hid the truth" about RAF bomber crew survival rates, concealed plans about deliberately annihilating civilians, and betrayed the trust of Canadian military airmen. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini-series.
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
1992
Behind the camera
6.2In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.
Dead Man Down
2013
6.2In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.
Dead Man Down
2013
6.0Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
The Mexican
2001
6.5A terminally-ill boy's life is saved when his deceased 400-year-old friend, "Mr. Rice", leads him on a treasure hunt to find a magical "Potion of Life".
Mr. Rice's Secret
2000
4.4An ex-treasure hunter's search for his missing brother coincides with a quest for buried Incan gold.
13 Graves
2006
Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they think will get them serious recognition in the mob. Things soon get out of control.
Pale Saints
1997
Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they think will get them serious recognition in the mob. Things soon get out of control.
Pale Saints
1997