Creating a hit television show is not an easy feat, but successful birthing two hit shows makes you
somewhat of a creative writing genius, and that’s exactly what Jeff Davis has done.

In this I Am Entertainment exclusive, Jeff shares how one comes up with shows like CRIMINAL
MINDS and MTV’s TEEN WOLF, and why he chose writing for television over film.

IAE: Where are you from and what led to your interest in a career in the film business?
JD: I’m from Connecticut and I started writing in high school. I used to say if I had a social life I
probably wouldn’t be a writer. [laughs] I started by writing short stories and even a novel in high
school. I remember clicking away on the keyboard of an old Brother Word Processor that my step-
father bought me. When I began screenwriting I started reading William Goldman’s “Adventures in
the Screen Trade,” a book every screenwriter should read. That really inspired me to start writing
scripts. Also, like Quentin Tarantino, I worked in a video store and I was able to get every movie I
could get my hands on for free. I watched everything that I could find.
I went to USC for grad school and got my Master’s in screenwriting.

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