Warren Ellis

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Warren Ellis

Born
(age 58)
Credits
19 titles

Biography

Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comic series, including Transmetropolitan (1997–2002), Global Frequency (2002–2004), and Red (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013). Ellis is the author of the novels Crooked Little Vein (2007) and Gun Machine (2013) and the novella Normal (2016).

A prolific comic book writer, Ellis has written several Marvel series, including Astonishing X-Men, Thunderbolts, Moon Knight, and the "Extremis" story arc of Iron Man, which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 (2013). Ellis created The Authority and Planetary for WildStorm and wrote a run of Hellblazer for Vertigo and James Bond for Dynamite Entertainment. Ellis wrote the video games Hostile Waters (2001), Cold Winter (2005), and Dead Space (2008). He also wrote the animated TV movie G.I. Joe: Resolute (2009), wrote the English version of Marvel Anime (2010–2011), and served as the head writer on the acclaimed animated Netflix series Castlevania (2017–2021).

Ellis is well known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist (most notably nanotechnology, cryonics, mind transfer, and human enhancement) and folkloric themes, often in combination with each other. He is a humanist and former patron of Humanists UK, a charity focused on promoting humanism and advancing secularism. He is a resident of Southend-on-Sea, England.

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Known For

Acting credits 3

YearTitleRole
2011 Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts Film Self
2010 Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods Film Self
2008 The Invincible 'Iron Man' Film Self

Crew credits 16

YearTitleJob
TBA Global Frequency TV Writer (1 ep)
2025 Superman Film Thanks
2022 FreakAngels TV Graphic Novel, Executive Producer (9 ep)
2017 Castlevania TV Writer, Executive Producer, Creator (32 ep)
2013 RED 2 Film Characters
2013 Iron Man 3 Film Thanks
2011 Blade TV Story (12 ep)
2011 X-Men TV Story (12 ep)
2011 Wolverine TV Story (12 ep)
2010 Iron Man: Extremis TV Story (6 ep)
2010 RED Film Graphic Novel
2010 Iron Man TV Story (12 ep)
2009 G.I. Joe: Resolute Film Writer
2007 Revisioned: Tomb Raider TV Writer (2 ep)
2005 Global Frequency Film Writer
2004 Justice League Unlimited TV Writer (1 ep)
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