FILM DIRECTOR

Chris Carter

1956 - Today

Photo of Chris Carter

Icon of person Chris Carter

Christopher Carl Carter (born October 13, 1956) is an American television and film producer, director and writer. Born in Bellflower, California, Carter graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach before spending thirteen years working for Surfing Magazine. After beginning his television career working on television films for Walt Disney Studios, Carter rose to fame in the 1990s for creating the Fox science fiction supernatural drama series The X-Files. The show earned high viewership ratings, and eventually led to Carter's being able to negotiate the creation of future series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Chris Carter is the 753rd most popular film director (up from 766th in 2024), the 5,467th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,859th in 2019) and the 196th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Chris Carter by language

Loading...

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Carter ranks 753 out of 2,041. Before him are Elmar Klos, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Jack Arnold, Peter Stein, Phillip Noyce, and Clyde Geronimi. After him are Matthew Vaughn, Vojtěch Jasný, Norman McLaren, Jean-Pierre Mocky, František Vláčil, and Allan Dwan.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chris Carter ranks 210. Before him are Keith David, Mae Jemison, Peter Schilling, Maurice Cheeks, Douglas Preston, and Matthew Garber. After him are Choi Soon-sil, John Paul Getty III, Tim McInnerny, Jerry Hall, Milan Jelić, and Janet Hubert.

Others Born in 1956

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 5,467 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Horton Peck (1833), Barnum Brown (1873), Fred Thompson (1942), Brock Lesnar (1977), Roger Marshall (1960), and Sylvanus Morley (1883). After him are Eileen Brennan (1932), John Paul Getty III (1956), Billy Gunn (1963), Sanford B. Dole (1844), Berry Berenson (1948), and James Farentino (1938).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Carter ranks 196. Before him are Mike Flanagan (1978), Hal Roach (1892), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Bryan Singer (1965), Gavin O'Connor (1963), and Jack Arnold (1916). After him are Henry Selick (1952), Budd Boetticher (1916), Friz Freleng (1906), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Joshua Logan (1908), and Eli Roth (1972).

American born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous