Martin Gero

Martin Gero (born July 6, 1977, in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Canadian screenwriter and co-executive producer for Stargate Atlantis and the creator of Blindspot.

Martin Gero
Born	(1977-07-06) July 6, 1977 Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter and co-producer
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Spouse	Melissa Stetten ​ ​ (m. 2018)​

Born in Switzerland, Gero spent much of his childhood in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended Canterbury High School for Dramatic Arts and Ryerson University in Toronto, which he ended up dropping out of in his last year. He co-wrote and directed the Toronto International Film Festival romantic comedy favourite Young People Fucking, is a Writer/Supervising Producer on the HBO series Bored to Death, and is set to direct the new Playboy movie.

Filmography

Films

• YPF (2008)
• Grado 3 (2009)
• The Lovebirds (2020)

Television

• The Holmes Show (2002)
• Stargate: Atlantis (2005–2009)
• Stargate SG-1 (2005–2007)
• Stargate Universe (2009–2011)
• Bored to Death (2009–2011)
• The L.A. Complex (2012)
• Dark Matter (2015)
• Blindspot (2015–2020)
• Deception (2018)
• Connecting (2020)
• Kung Fu (2021)
• Quantum Leap (2022–2024)

External links

• Martin Gero at IMDb