Manny Coto
Producer, Writer, Director, Actor
June 10, 1961 — 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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2021 | American Horror Stories · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | neXt (2020) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | 24: Legacy · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | 24: Solitary · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | American Horror Story · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | The ½ Hour News Hour · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Dexter · as Executive Producer |
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| 1992 | Dr. GigglesOn Plex |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt · as Screenplay |
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| 1992 | Dr. GigglesOn Plex |
| 1991 | Cover-UpOn Plex |
| 1990 | PlayroomOn Plex |
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| 1988 | MonstersOn Plex |
| 2021 | The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek · as Writer & Executive Producer EnterpriseOn Plex |
| 2013 | The Writers' Room · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise · as N.d. Admiral |
| 2016 | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault · as Self |
| 2010 | The Playboy Morning Show · as Self |
| 2006 | 24 Season 6 Prequel · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2005 | 24 Season 5 Prequel · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise · as Teleplay |