Alex Kurtzman

Alex Kurtzman
Kurtzman at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Alexander Hilary Kurtzman

(1973-09-07) September 7, 1973 (age 51)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • director
Years active1996–present
Known forCo-founder of K/O Paper Products, founder of Secret Hideout
Spouse
Samantha Counter
(m. 2002)

Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing the scripts to Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) with his writing and producing partner Roberto Orci, and directing and co-writing The Mummy (2017). He made his directorial debut with People Like Us (2012), co-written alongside Orci and Jody Lambert.

Kurtzman is known, alongside Orci, for frequently collaborating with Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams, as well as co-creating the TV series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.