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Manny Coto

Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
Born June 10, 1961Died July 9, 2023 (62 years)
Manuel Hector "Manny" Coto was an American writer, director and producer of films and television programs.

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.

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 Limits was cancelled. The resulting series was Odyssey 5 and starred Peter Weller.

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 TV series Dexter.

Coto also was the Executive Producer of American Horror Story and American Horror Stories, having written numerous episodes of both series.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Dr. Giggles
  • Cover-Up
  • The Writers' Room

Known For

  • Dexter
  • 24
  • American Horror Story
  • Star Trek: Enterprise
  • American Horror Stories
  • Dr. Giggles
  • 24: Redemption
  • The Outer Limits (1995)
  • neXt (2020)
  • 24: Legacy
  • Zenon: The Zequel

Manny Coto Filmography

2021
2020
neXt (2020) (TV Series)
2016
24: Legacy (TV Series)
2016
The Exorcist (TV Series)
2011
2007
2006
Dexter (TV Series)
2002
Odyssey 5 (TV Series)
2001
24 (TV Series)
2001
1999
Strange World (TV Series)
1997
1997
1995
1994
Dead at 21 (TV Series)
1993
1992
1989
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1985

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