Craig Fernandez
Craig Fernandez is the screenwriter of cult favorites “From Prada to Nada” and “Biker Boyz”.
He was born in Sacramento, California, and raised in Los Angeles. After graduating with B.A. in theatre from Bard College, Fernandez returned to LA and eventually became a reader and then a Creative Executive at Michael Mann’s production company, Forward Pass.
After leaving Mann, Fernandez launched his writing career, selling two scripts in rapid succession (a period adaptation of Prosper Merimee’s “Carmen”, and a Mexican Masked Wrestler fantasy “El Phantasma”).
In his twenty-five-year career, Fernandez has worked in every conceivable genre, from political thrillers (“Days of Rage”/Disney) to teen rom-coms (“Q”/Developed with Kenny Ortega). He’s adapted comic books “Beasts of Burden”/RealFX), classic literature (“Frankenstein”/Sony), and newspaper articles (“Biker Boyz”/Dreamworks).
Beyond his work in feature films, Fernandez has also worked in Feature Animation (“Everything Must Go”/Dreamworks), Children’s Animation (“Batwheels”/Warner Animation). He’s developed network pilots (“Red Ball”/Fox Network) and has written two four-hour mini-series (“Time’s Eye”/SciFi Channel and “Illegally Yours”/Lifetime).
Fernandez is repped by Jordan Bayer at Original Artists and Alex Lerner at Kaplan Perrone Management. You can find him on Twitter or Instagram at Craig Fernandez @Cauhtli.
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