Jay Beattie

About

Television writer and producer known for his work across various genres, including crime dramas, thrillers, and science fiction, and known for his work on the shows American Horror Story, Matador, Scream: The TV Series, The Lost Symbol, Outer Banks, and Revenge. He is also known for being a writer for Criminal Minds.

Before Fame

He began working in television as a writer and production assistant in the mid-1990s. He started as a set production assistant on the film Pulp Fiction in 1994. His first experience was writing for The New Adventures of Robin Hood in 1997. He contributed to many different projects, but his big break was writing for Scream: The TV Series in 2015.

Trivia

 He made a cameo appearance in the Criminal Minds episode Roadkill. He has worked with CBS Studios on various projects and has also co-created several projects with Dan Dworkin.

Family Life

He is from the United States.

Associated With

He co-created the series Matador starring Gabriel Luna and Alfred Molina in 2014. He developed Dan Brown's book The Lost Symbol for television in 2021.